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The Metropolitan Council is the 3rd largest in the United States, behind the Chicago City Council and the New York City Council. [1] The Historic Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, is where the Council meets. Under the Metropolitan Charter, members must be over the age of 25 and have lived within Davidson County for a year at the beginning of ...
1652484 [4] Website. nashville.gov. Nashville, often known as Music City, [9] is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. Located in Middle Tennessee, it had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census. [d] Nashville is the 21st most populous city in the United States, and the ...
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Davidson County is the oldest county in the 41-county region of Middle Tennessee.It dates to 1783, shortly after the end of the American Revolution, when the North Carolina legislature created the county and named it in honor of William Lee Davidson, [4] a North Carolina general who was killed opposing the crossing of the Catawba River by General Cornwallis's British forces on February 1, 1781.
Courtney Johnston, council member for district 26, speaks during a Nashville's Metro Council meeting at the Historic Metro Courthouse in Nashville , Tenn., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.
Olivia Hill. Olivia Hill (born 1965/1966) is an American politician and engineer serving as a member-at-large of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County since 2023. She worked at Vanderbilt University for over 25 years including as the acting manager of its self-contained power plant. From 1986 to 1995, she served in the ...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House. The Speaker is elected to a two-year term at the beginning of the 1st half of each session of the Tennessee General Assembly. Additionally, the Speaker is second in line for succession to the governorship, after the Speaker of the Senate, in the event of such need.
The following is a list of the mayors of Nashville after the consolidation of the municipal government with the government of Davidson County: Image. Mayor. Term. Beverly Briley. 1963–1975. Richard Fulton. 1975–1987. Bill Boner.