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Robert Brownlee Currey

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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
American Politician

Occupation
  
Politician

Died
  
December 8, 1848

Spouse(s)
  
Jane Gray Owen

Children
  
Richard Owen Currey

Name
  
Robert Currey


Robert Brownlee Currey

Robert Brownlee Currey (1774–1848) was an American Jeffersonian Republican politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1822 to 1824.

Robert Brownlee Currey Robert Brownlee Currey 1774 1848 Find A Grave Memorial

Biography

He was born in 1774.

He served as the first United States Postmaster in Nashville. From 1822 to 1824, he served as Mayor of Nashville.

He was married to Jane Gray Owen. They had eight children, Richard Owen Currey (1816-1865), Algernon B. (d. 1815, 7 months old), Robert B. (1817-1860), William Hume (1818-1831), Algernon S., Washington J., John, and Elizabeth Jane. He died on December 8, 1848 in Nashville.

References

Robert Brownlee Currey Wikipedia