William Trousdale

William Trousdale
13th Governor of Tennessee
In office October 16, 1849 – October 16, 1851
Preceded by	Neill S. Brown
Succeeded by	William B. Campbell
United States Minister to Brazil
In office October 8, 1853 – December 5, 1857
President	Franklin Pierce James Buchanan
Preceded by	Robert C. Schenck
Succeeded by	Richard K. Meade
Personal details
Born	(1790-09-23)September 23, 1790 Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Died	March 27, 1872(1872-03-27) (aged 81) Gallatin, Tennessee, United States
Resting place	Gallatin City Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Ann Bugg
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Branch/service	Tennessee militia United States Army
Years of service	1812–1813, 1814–1815, 1836–1837, 1847–1848
Rank	Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General
Commands	2nd Tennessee Mounted Volunteers 14th U.S. Infantry
Battles/wars	Creek War  • Tallushatchee (1813)  • Talladega (1813) War of 1812  • Pensacola (1814)  • New Orleans (1815) Second Seminole War  • Wahoo Swamp (1836) Mexican–American War  • Contreras (1847)  • Churubusco (1847)  • Molino del Rey (1847)  • Chapultepec (1847)

William Trousdale (September 23, 1790 – March 27, 1872) was an American soldier and politician. He served as the 13th governor of Tennessee from 1849 to 1851, and was United States Minister to Brazil from 1853 to 1857. He fought under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War, the War of 1812 and the Second Seminole War, and commanded the U.S. Fourteenth Infantry in the Mexican–American War.^[1] His military exploits earned him the nickname, "War Horse of Sumner County."^[2]