Richard Houston Dudley
Richard H. Dudley | |
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| Born | July 29, 1836 |
| Died | August 30, 1914 (aged 78) |
Richard Houston Dudley (July 29, 1836 – August 30, 1914) was an American Democratic politician, Confederate soldier and businessman. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1897 to 1900.
Early life
[edit]Dudley was born near Shelbyville in Bedford County, Tennessee on July 29, 1836.[1]
Career
[edit]Dudley served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[1][2] In May 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Maney's 1st Tennessee Infantry.[3]
In 1873, Dudley moved to Nashville where was a member of the wholesale grocery firm of Ordlay, Dudley and McGuire, and the hardware firm of Dudley Brothers & Lipscomb.[4] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1897 to 1900.[2][5][6] He was supported by Democrats and Irish Americans who lived in Nashville during his campaign.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Dudley was married to Mattie Rose in September, 1865.[1] She died soon after and he remarried to Mary E. Beasley on April 4, 1868, who died in 1907.[1] He had no children.[1]
Dudley died on August 30, 1914.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
- ^ a b Clement Anselm Evans, O. M. Roberts, J. J. Dickison, Robert S. Bridgers, William Harwar Parker, Confederate Military History: Tennessee, Broadfoot, 1987, p. 457 [1]
- ^ "Genealogy - Richard Houston Dudley - Mattie Ross - Mary e. Beasley - Mollie Beasley - 1st Tennessee Infantry - 21st Tennessee Cavalry".
- ^ William Waller, Nashville in the 1890s, Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1970, p. 92 [2]
- ^ a b Frank Burns, Davidson County, Memphis, Tennessee: Memphis State University Press, 1989, p. 69 [3]
- ^ Nashville Library
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