Robert Brownlee Currey


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

Early life

Robert Brownlee Currey was born in 1774.

Career

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

Personal life and death

Currey was married to Jane Gray Owen. They had eight children, Richard Owen Currey, Algernon B., Robert B., William Hume, Algernon S., Washington J., John, and Elizabeth Jane. He died on December 8, 1848 in Nashville.