Thomas B. Coleman

Thomas B. Coleman (1795–1848) was an American politician.[1][2][3][4][5] He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1842 to 1843.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Early life

He was born in 1795.[1] His father was Joseph Coleman, and his mother was Ann M. Coleman.[1][5] However, he was not related to Joseph Coleman, who served as the first Mayor of Nashville from 1806 to 1809.[5]

Career

He was elected to the Nashville Board of Aldermen in 1835, and re-elected five times.[5] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1842 to 1843.[1][3][4]

Personal life

He married Margaret Stewart.[1] They had three sons, Thomas, Leroy, James, and one daughter, Mary J. Coleman.[1] He owned ten slaves.[5] He was a freemason.[5] He died in December 1848, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. 1 2 Nashville Library
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nashville City Cemetery
  4. 1 2 3 4 FindAGrave
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nashville City Cemetery biography
Political offices
Preceded by
Samuel Van Dyke Stout		 Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1842–1843 		Succeeded by
Powhatan W. Maxey


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