George Blackmore Guild | |
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47th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee | |
In office 1891 –1895 | |
Preceded by | William Litterer |
Succeeded by | William Marshall McCarthey |
Personal details | |
Born | Gallatin, Tennessee | April 8, 1834
Died | April 21, 1917 Virginia | (aged 83)
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 |
George Blackmore Guild (1834-1917) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1891 to 1895.
He 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]