Charles Clay Trabue
Charles Clay Trabue (1798–1851) was an American banker and Whig politician.[1][2][3][4] 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]
Biography
Early life
He was born in Woodford County, Kentucky on August 27, 1798.[1][3] His father was Edward Trabue and his mother, Jane (Clay) Trabue.[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
Trabue 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][5]
Shortly after marrying in 1820, the newlywed couple moved to Missouri.[5] 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
He 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] He died of brain fever[5] on November 24, 1851, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.[1][3][4]
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives 1824–1828 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Henry Hollingsworth |
Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee 1839–1841 |
Succeeded by Samuel Van Dyke Stout |