John A. Goodlett

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John A. Goodlett was an American politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1846 to 1847.

Biography

His father was Dr. Adam Gibb Goodlett, a physician, surgeon and planter, and his mother, Charlotte Phanuel Campbell. [1] [2] His siblings were Michael C. Goodlett, George Washington Goodlett, James Goodlett and William Goodlett. [1] His brother Michael was the husband of Caroline Meriwether Goodlett, who founded the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1846 to 1847. [1] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  2. ↑ Archives: Goodlett Biographies
  3. ↑ Nashville Library
  4. ↑ William B. Nicholson, Profiles of early Tennessee leaders, 1780-1861, Nicholson, 1977, p. 111
  5. ↑ William Henry McRaven, Nashville, Athens of the South, Tennessee Book Company, 1949, p. 272
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1846-1847		Succeeded by


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