Beverly Briley | |
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1st Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville | |
In office 1963–1975 | |
Preceded by | Ben West (as mayor of Nashville) |
Succeeded by | Richard Fulton |
Personal details | |
Born | January 11, 1914 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | September 14, 1980 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 66)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt 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.