Samuel Van Dyke Stout

Samuel Van Dyke Stout (1786–1850) was an American Whig politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1841 to 1842.

Early life Samuel Van Dyke Stout was born on April 18, 1786, in Redstone Fort, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His father, Abraham Stout, was silver plater. His business became successful, and he is credited with making the carriage that President Andrew Jackson rode on his journey from Nashville to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration on March 4, 1829. They had three sons, Josiah W., Charles C., Samuel H., and three daughters, Margaret Jane, Ira Abraham, and Catherine. They resided on First Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended the First Presbyterian Church.

Stout died of apoplexy on August 8, 1850. He was buried in the Nashville City Cemetery.