Percy Warner (1861–1927) was an American businessman from

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

. He was active in

public utility A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and r ...

across the

Southern United States The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean ...

Early life

Percy Warner was born on March 4, 1861. His father, James C. Warner, was the owner of mining interests. He had a brother, Edwin Warner. He grew up at Renraw, a mansion in

East Nashville East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville in Tennessee across the Cumberland River. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. The main thoroughfares are Gallatin Ave (also known as Ga ...

Career

Warner started his career by working for his father's mining business. Warner served as the President of the Nashville Railway and Light Company, which controlled the streetcar system in Nashville. He resigned in 1914. He was also active in

utility As a topic of economics, utility is used to model worth or value. Its usage has evolved significantly over time. The term was introduced initially as a measure of pleasure or happiness as part of the theory of utilitarianism by moral philosopher ...

companies in "Memphis, Knoxville, Birmingham, Little Rock, Houston, and New Orleans." Additionally, Warner served on the board of directors of the National Light and Power Company of New York. Warner served on the board of directors of the Nashville Trust Company. He also served as the Chairman of the Building Committee of the Young Women's Christian Association Building in Downtown Nashville. Warner served on the Nashville Board of Park Commissioners. He helped save Centennial Park.

Personal life, death and legacy

Warner married Margaret Lindsley, the daughter of Dr

John Berrien Lindsley John Berrien Lindsley (1822–1897) was an American Presbyterian minister and educator in Nashville, Tennessee. Born in Princeton, New Jersey and educated at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, he married an heiress to the Carnton ...

. They resided at Royal Oaks, a mansion in Nashville. Two of his daughters, Mary and Percie, were the first and second wives of Luke Lea, who served as the Senator from Tennessee from 1911 to 1917. Warner died on June 18, 1927. He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. The

Percy Warner Park The English surname Percy is of Normans, Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came i ...

in Nashville was named in his honor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Percy 1861 births 1927 deaths Businesspeople from Nashville, Tennessee American corporate directors