Beverly Briley

Beverly Briley
1st Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville
In office
1963–1975
Preceded byBen West (as mayor of Nashville)
Succeeded byRichard Fulton
Personal details
BornJanuary 11, 1914
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1980(1980-09-14) (aged 66)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materVanderbilt University
Cumberland Law School

Clifton Beverly Briley (January 11, 1914 – September 14, 1980) was an American attorney and politician, the first mayor of the newly consolidated metropolitan government of Nashville and Davidson County in Tennessee. Elected to the mayor's position in 1962 as a Democrat, Briley served three terms from 1963 to 1975; he was prevented by term limits from running again. He had previously served as county judge (chief executive) of Davidson County for several terms, from 1950 to 1963.