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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Nashville, Tennessee</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Bradford</a> 1809-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tagawa-talbird.html#357.65.64">William Tait</a> 1811-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellison-ellsberry.html#274.54.57">Joseph Thorpe Elliston</a> 1813-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/canon-caplis.html#262.80.92">Stephen Cantrell, Jr.</a> 1817-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#334.78.82">Felix Robertson</a> 1818-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html#109.54.62">Thomas Crutcher</a> 1819-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/condon.html#081.66.30">James Condon</a> 1820-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erwin.html#131.53.34">John P. Erwin</a> 1821-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#007.81.09">Robert B. Currey</a> 1822-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarlane-mcgavock.html#056.61.14">Randal McGavock</a> 1824-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tallmadge-tannehill.html#603.59.41">Wilkins F. Tannehill</a> 1825-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#334.78.82">Felix Robertson</a> 1826-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html#759.41.12">William Armstrong</a> 1828-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bass.html#664.52.93">John Meredith Bass</a> 1833-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erwin.html#131.53.34">John P. Erwin</a> 1834-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#091.65.76">William Nichol</a> 1835-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holliman-hollon.html#863.71.06">Henry Hollingsworth</a> 1836-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townshend-trachtenberg.html#624.08.57">Charles Clay Trabue</a> 1838-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stout.html#626.42.39">Samuel Van Dyke Stout</a> 1840-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#824.44.35">Thomas B. Coleman</a> 1842-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#540.90.64">Powhaten Woolridge Maxey</a> 1843-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#052.25.03">John Hugh Smith</a> 1844-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodell-goodrell.html#974.68.25">John A. Goodlett</a> 1846-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allison.html#724.66.72">Alexander Allison</a> 1847-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laxalt-leadbetter.html#430.98.72">John M. Lea</a> 1848-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#052.25.03">John Hugh Smith</a> 1850-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/horn.html#296.85.49">Williamson Hartley Horn</a> 1852-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shantz-sharon.html#878.89.00">William B. Shapard</a> 1854 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#382.03.63">Robert Bell Castleman</a> 1854-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson1.html#304.65.09">Andrew Anderson</a> 1855-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcduffee-mcfarlan.html#754.39.67">John Alexander McEwen</a> 1857-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarlane-mcgavock.html#916.94.13">Randal William McGavock</a> 1858-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holliman-hollon.html#204.84.48">Samuel Newton Hollingsworth</a> 1859-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#269.45.40">Richard Boone Cheatham</a> 1860-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#052.25.03">John Hugh Smith</a> 1862-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown9.html#089.33.90">William Matt Brown</a> 1864-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/albritton-aldous.html#068.84.24">Augustus E. Alden</a> 1867-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bass.html#664.52.93">John Meredith Bass</a> 1869 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#904.78.24">Kindred Jenkins Morris</a> 1869-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#263.19.75">Thomas A. Kercheval</a> 1871-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#207.72.37">Morton Boyte Howell</a> 1874-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#263.19.75">Thomas A. Kercheval</a> 1875-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#298.80.87">Claiborne Hooper Phillips</a> 1883-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#263.19.75">Thomas A. Kercheval</a> 1886-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#231.70.67">Charles Pinckney McCarver</a> 1888-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#777.55.87">William Litterer</a> 1890-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#935.80.83">George B. Guild</a> 1891-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#513.30.40">William Marshall McCarthy</a> 1895-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#819.61.95">Richard Houston Dudley</a> 1897-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/head.html#245.61.03">James M. Head</a> 1900-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#494.06.45">Hilary E. Howse</a> 1909-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#494.06.45">Hilary E. Howse</a> 1924-38 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummings.html#319.56.36">Thomas Lee Cummings</a> 1938-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#503.63.75">Ben West</a> 1951-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulton.html#311.35.13">Richard H. Fulton</a> 1975-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#949.09.33">William H. Boner</a> 1987- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/breckons-breedon.html#580.43.61">Phil Bredesen</a> 1991-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purcell.html#180.91.10">Bill Purcell</a> 2000- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1854: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#382.03.63">Robert Bell Castleman</a>, appointed. <li> 1857: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#654.63.62">B. F. Cheatham</a>, defeated. <li> 1888: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#263.19.75">Thomas A. Kercheval</a>, resigned. <li> 1890 Oct 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#231.70.67">Charles Pinckney McCarver</a>, resigned. <li> 1891 Oct 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#935.80.83">George B. Guild</a>, elected. <li> 1893 Oct 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#935.80.83">George B. Guild</a>, elected. <li> 1895 Oct 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#513.30.40">William Marshall McCarthy</a>, elected. <li> 1897 Oct 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#819.61.95">Richard Houston Dudley</a>, elected. <li> 1938 Jan 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howlett-hubard.html#494.06.45">Hilary E. Howse</a>, died in office. <li> 1999: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purcell.html#180.91.10">Bill Purcell</a>, elected. <li> 2003: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purcell.html#180.91.10">Bill Purcell</a>, elected. <p><a name=2><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Nashville, 1795-1971</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gordon.html#718.09.95">John Gordon</a> 1795-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stonebraker-stoughton.html#356.77.49">William Stothart</a> 1796-1801 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stonebraker-stoughton.html#749.02.35">Robert Stothart</a> 1801-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#007.81.09">Robert B. Currey</a> 1811-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erwin.html#131.53.34">John P. Erwin</a> 1826-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html#447.92.08">Robert Armstrong</a> 1829-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#729.65.76">Leonard P. Cheatham</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#179.99.18">John Shelley</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson8.html#165.39.12">Samuel R. Anderson</a> 1853-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#618.32.07">William D. McNish</a> 1861 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#158.68.25">John Lellyett</a> 1862 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lindsley-linduski.html#695.02.49">Adrian V. S. Lindsley</a> 1862-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elystus-emerich.html#439.61.40">Bowling Embry</a> 1867-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/procum-pryde.html#796.63.83">William F. Prosser</a> 1871-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskill-hastie.html#075.34.95">Herman Hasslock</a> 1874-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#565.83.80">William P. Jones</a> 1877-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#654.63.62">B. F. Cheatham</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#843.28.02">Ann B. Cheatham</a> 1886-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#404.87.01">John H. Currey</a> 1888-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willison-wilshire.html#720.53.09">Andrew W. Wills</a> 1889-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cheney.html#464.39.43">Hampton J. Cheney</a> 1894-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willison-wilshire.html#720.53.09">Andrew W. Wills</a> 1898-1914 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#129.04.76">Eugene S. Shannon</a> 1914-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbroom-mccain.html#214.76.78">Charles M. McCabe</a> 1920-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien-oconner.html#466.26.63">William J. O'Callaghan</a> 1924-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/minore-mitchel.html#396.98.11">Ollie F. Minton</a> 1928-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/minore-mitchel.html#396.98.11">Ollie F. Minton</a> 1929-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#996.73.74">William Gupton</a> 1933-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#996.73.74">William Gupton</a> 1934-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore6.html#051.26.53">Lewis E. Moore, Jr.</a> 1948-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore6.html#051.26.53">Lewis E. Moore, Jr.</a> 1949-71 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1886 Sep 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#654.63.62">B. F. Cheatham</a>, died in office. </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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