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Randal McGavock was born on June 20, 1766 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. His father was James McGavock, Senior, and his mother, Mary (Cloyd) McGavock.
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Randal McGavock
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He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1824 to 1825. McGavock served as Mayor of Nashville from 1824 to 1825. In 1826, McGavock built Carnton, a Southern plantation in Franklin, Tennessee.
During the American Civil War, Carnton was damaged by the Battle of Franklin and served as a hospital for the Confederacy.
On December 1, 1864, four Confederate Generals lay dead at Carnton: Patrick R. Cleburne, Hiram B. Granbury, John Adams, and Otho F. Strahl. McGavock died in September 1843.
He is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.
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