Charles Clay Trabue
Charles Clay Trabue | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Woodford County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1851 (aged 53) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, politician |
| Years active | 1818–1841 |
| Known for | Mayor of Nashville (1839–1841), member of Missouri House of Representatives (1824–1828) |
Charles Clay Trabue (1798–1851) was a prominent American banker and a member of the Whig political faction. His public service included a tenure in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1824 until 1828, followed by his role as Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee between 1839 and 1841.
Early life
Trabue was born on August 27, 1798, in Woodford County, Kentucky, the son of Edward Trabue and Jane Clay. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted as a sergeant under the command of Andrew Jackson during the Seminole Wars.
Career
In 1818, Trabue relocated to Tennessee to take up a clerical position at the Nashville branch of the Second Bank of the United States. Following his marriage in 1820, he moved to Missouri where he won election to the State House of Representatives in 1824, completing a single term that ended in 1828. Upon returning to Tennessee, he secured a seat on the Nashville Board of Aldermen in 1836 and was reelected in 1837. Subsequently, he held the office of Nashville’s mayor from 1839 through 1841.
Personal life and death
On July 5, 1820, Trabue wed Agnes Green Woods, with whom he fathered nine children. He was engaged with the First Baptist Church of Nashville and contributed to its building committee for a new church located on Fifth Avenue.
Trabue passed away due to brain fever on November 24, 1851, and his remains are interred at Nashville City Cemetery.