William Trousdale
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William Trousdale (September 23, 1790 - March 27, 1872) was Governor of Tennessee from 1849 to 1851. He was a protege of Andrew Jackson, having served under him in the Creek War and acquiring the nickname, "The War Horse of Sumner County" in that conflict. He was a Democrat. He was a brigadier general in the Mexican War. While he was governor, the Southern Convention of 1850(also known as the Nashville Convention) was held at the Maxwell House hotel in Nashville. This marked probably the first time that secession was openly and seriously discussed in the South. He became U.S. minister to Brazil in 1852. Trousdale County, Tennessee is named in honor of his memory and his family home, Trousdale Place, in Gallatin is preserved as an historical shrine.