Williamson Hartley Horn
Williamson Hartley Horn (1799-1870) was an American Masonic leader and Whig politician. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1853 to 1854.
Early life
[edit]Horn was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on July 15, 1799.[1][2] His father was Frederick Horn and his mother, Clarisa (Hartley) Horn.[1][2] They moved to Nashville in 1809.[2]
Career
[edit]Horn owned W. H. Horn and Son, a painting store at 15 South College Street, currently Third Avenue in Nashville.[2]
Horn was elected to the Nashville Board of Aldermen from 1845 to 1846, in 1852, 1856, 1859, and in 1860.[2] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1853 to 1854.[1][2][3] During his mayoral term, he introduced a bill that established free public schools in Nashville.[2]
Horn was a freemason.[2] In 1826, he became a Master Mason in the Cumberland Lodge.[2] He was also a Knight Templar, a Knight of Malta, and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Chapter, Council and Commandery.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Horn married Nancy Carpenter in 1817.[1][2] They had four sons, Ed. H., Richard H., Fletcher. W., Charles. F., and two daughters, Caroline (Dascum) and Nancy C. Horn (Price).[1][2] They lived in an apartment on top of his store.[2] He died on March 8, 1870, and he is buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.[1][2]
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