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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
First American Corporation:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No.
33-57387 and No. 33-59844 each on Form S-3 and No. 33-53269, No. 33-57385, No.
33-44286, No. 2-81920, No. 2-81685, No. 33-44775, No. 33-63188, No. 33-64161,
No. 333-19577, and No. 333-25491 each on Form S-8 of First American
Corporation, of our report dated January 15, 1998, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of First American Corporation and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated income statements, changes in
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in the December 31, 1997
Annual Report on Form 10-k of First American Corporation.



NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
MARCH 23, 1998