George Blackmore Guild
47th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
In office 1891 (1891)–1895 (1895)
Preceded by	William Litterer
Succeeded by	William Marshall McCarthey
Personal details
Born	(1834-04-08)April 8, 1834 Gallatin, Tennessee
Died	April 21, 1917(1917-04-21) (aged 83) Virginia
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery
Political party	Democrat
Spouse	Georgia Thompson ​ ​ (m. 1861⁠–⁠1917)​
Children	5
Alma mater	Cumberland University
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1891-1865
Battles/wars	American Civil War

George Blackmore Guild (1834-1917) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1891 to 1895.

Biography

He was born April 8, 1834, in Gallatin, Tennessee.^[1][2] He attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for two years and transferred to Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, where he graduated as a valedictorian.^[2] He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.^[3]

He fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.^[3][4] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1891 to 1895, being elected in 1891 and reelected in 1893.^[1][5]

He was married on March 5, 1861, to Georgia Thompson.^[1] They had five children, Josephus Conn (1862–1907), William Thompson (1866-1895), Walter Keeble (1868-1872), George Mullins, and Maria (Westbrook) (1873–1954).^[1] He died in Virginia on April 21, 1917, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.^[1]