Alexander Allison
Alexander Allison (c. 1799–1862) was an American politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1847 to 1849.
Early life
Allison was born about 1799 in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland.[1] After immigrating to the United States, he established a successful dry goods business in Nashville.[2]
Career
Allison served as Mayor of Nashville from 1847 to 1849.
Allison owned twelve slaves in Nashville and twenty in Davidson County.[4]
Personal life and death
Allison was married to Madeline T. Alcorn.[1] Their son James Hart Allison died at the Battle of Monterey of 1846 at the age of twenty-two and John Allcorn Allison died of apoplexy at the age of twenty-three.[4] They resided at 9 Summer Place in Nashville, and one of their neighbors was Samuel Morgan.[4] He died on November 3, 1862, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ Morrison, Leonard Allison (February 20, 1893). The History of the Alison, Or Allison Family in Europe and America, A.D. 1135 to 1893: Giving an Account of the Family in Scotland, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the United States... Damrell & Upham. p. 166 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee". November 30, 2018 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ a b c d e "Nashville City Cemetery biography" (PDF).
- ^ "Alexander and Madeline Allison - Tombstone Inscription". www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org.
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