Wilkins tannehill masonic biography
Wilkins tannehill masonic biography
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Wilkins Tannehill
American politician
Wilkins Tannehill[1] (1787–1858) was an American Whig politician and author.[2][3][4][5] He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1825 to 1827.[2][3][5]
Early life
Wilkins Tannehill[1] was born on March 2, 1787, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2][4][5] He was a student at the Pittsburgh Academy, forerunner to the University of Pittsburgh.[6] He had three sisters, Catherine, Rachel, and Nancy.
He was the son of Josiah Tannehill (1752-1811), who had fought in the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783 and Margaret Wilkins (1767-1811).[5] His maternal grandfather John Wilkins, Sr. (1733-1810). His uncles were John Wilkins, Jr.
(1761–1816), Quartermaster General of the United States Army from 1796 to 1802,[5] and William Wilkins (1779–1865), who served as United States Senator from P