Robert Brownlee Currey

Robert Brownlee Currey (1774–1848) was an American Jeffersonian Republican politician. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1822 to 1824.

Early life
Currey was born in 1774.

Career
Currey served as the first United States Postmaster in Nashville. From 1822 to 1824, he served as Mayor of Nashville.

Personal life and death
Currey was married to Jane Gray Owen. They had eight children, Richard Owen Currey (1816–1865), Algernon B. (died 1815, 7 months old), Robert B. (1817–1860), William Hume (1818–1831), Algernon S., Washington J., John, and Elizabeth Jane. He died on December 8, 1848, in Nashville.