Robert Brownlee Currey

Robert Brownlee Currey
Robert Brownlee Currey ca. 1837
Born	1774
Died	December 8, 1848 Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Occupation	Politician
Spouse	Jane Gray Owen
Children	Richard Owen Currey Algernon B. Currey Robert B. Currey William Hume Currey Algernon S. Currey Washington J. Currey John Currey Elizabeth Jane Currey

Robert Brownlee Currey (1774–1848) was an American Jeffersonian Republican politician.[1][2] He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1822 to 1824.[1][2][3]

Early life

Currey was born in 1774.[1]

Career

Currey served as the first United States Postmaster in Nashville.[3][4] From 1822 to 1824, he served as Mayor of Nashville.[1][2][3]

Personal life and death

Currey was married to Jane Gray Owen.[1] They had eight children, Richard Owen Currey (1816–1865), Algernon B. (died 1815, 7 months old), Robert B. (1817–1860), William Hume (1818–1831), Algernon S., Washington J., John, and Elizabeth Jane.[1][3] He died on December 8, 1848, in Nashville.[1]

References

1. Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
2. Nashville Library
3. The East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications, East Tennessee Historical Society, Issue 50, 1982, p. 58 [1]
4. Mary Bondurant Warren, Family Puzzlers, Heritage Papers, Issues 1368-1392, 1995 [2]

Political offices
Preceded by John Patton Erwin	Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee 1822–1824	Succeeded by Randal McGavock