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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 Horn was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on July 15, 1799. His father was Frederick Horn and his mother, Clarisa (Hartley) Horn. They moved to Nashville in 1809. Career Horn owned W. H. Horn and Son, a painting store at 15 South College Street, currently Third Avenue in Nashville. Horn was elected to the Nashville Board of Aldermen from 1845 to 1846, in 1852, 1856, 1859, and in 1860. He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1853 to 1854. During his mayoral term, he introduced a bill that established free public schools in Nashville. Horn was a freemason. In 1826, he became a Master Mason in the Cumberland Lodge. He was also a Knight Templar, a Knight of Malta, and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Chapter, Council and Commandery. Personal life and death Horn married Nancy Carpenter in 1817. They had four sons, Ed. H., Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party in the United States during the middle of the 19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System. Four presidents were affiliated with the Whig Party for at least part of their terms. Other prominent members of the Whig Party include Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate, William Seward, John J. Crittenden, and John Quincy Adams. The Whig base of support was centered among entrepreneurs, professionals, planters, social reformers, devout Protestants, and the emerging urban middle class. It had much less backing from poor farmers and unskilled workers. The party was critical of Manifest Destiny, territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican-American War. It disliked strong presidential power as exhibited by Jackson and Polk, and preferred Congressional dominance in lawma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
