George Blackmore Guild (1834-1917) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1891 to 1895.
George Blackmore Guild | |
|---|---|
| 47th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee | |
| In office 1891–1895 | |
| Preceded by | William Litterer |
| Succeeded by | William Marshall McCarthey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1834 Gallatin, Tennessee |
| Died | April 21, 1917 (aged 83) Virginia |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse |
Georgia Thompson
(m. 1861–1917) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1891-1865 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Biography
editHe was born April 8, 1834, in Gallatin, Tennessee.[1][2] He attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for two years and transferred to Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he graduated as a valedictorian.[2] He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[3]
He fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[3][4] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1891 to 1895, being elected in 1891 and reelected in 1893.[1][5]
He was married on March 5, 1861, to Georgia Thompson.[1] They had five children, Josephus Conn (1862–1907), William Thompson (1866-1895), Walter Keeble (1868-1872), George Mullins, and Maria (Westbrook) (1873–1954).[1] He died in Virginia on April 21, 1917, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ a b William Waller, Nashville in the 1890s, Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1970, p. 83 [1]
- ^ a b The Beta Theta Pi, Volume 23, 1895
- ^ The Journal of East Tennessee History, issue 76, 2005, p. 113
- ^ Nashville Library Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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