Charles Clay Trabue (1798–1851) was an American banker and Whig politician.[1][2][3] He served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1824 to 1828, and as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1839 to 1841.[1][2][3]
Charles Clay Trabue | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1798 |
| Died | November 24, 1851 |
| Resting place | Nashville City Cemetery |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse | Agnes Green Woods |
| Children | 9 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Trabue Jane Clay |
Early life
editCharles Clay Trabue was born in Woodford County, Kentucky on August 27, 1798.[1][3] His father was Edward Trabue and his mother, Jane Clay.[1][3] At the age of seventeen, he joined served as Sergeant and joined Andrew Jackson in his fight against Native Americans during the Seminole Wars.[3]
Career
editTrabue arrived in Tennessee in 1818[1] in order to work as a clerk at the Nashville branch of the Second Bank of the United States.[3][4]
Shortly after marrying in 1820, the newlywed couple moved to Missouri.[4] In 1824, he was elected as Missouri State Representative, where he served one term, until 1828.[3] The couple then relocated to Tennessee. In 1836, he was elected to the Nashville Board of Aldermen, and reelected in 1837.[3] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1839 to 1841.[1][2]
Personal life and death
editTrabue married Agnes Green Woods on July 5, 1820.[1] They had nine children.[1] He attended First Baptist Church of Nashville and sat on its building committee for a new church on Fifth Avenue.[3]
Trabue died of brain fever[4] on November 24, 1851, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ a b c "Nashville Library". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nashville City Cemetery". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ a b c Harper, Lillie Dupuy Vanculin (June 2006). Colonial Men and Times. Kessinger. ISBN 9781428629615.