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Blount family of North Carolina

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  William Blount (1749-1800) — Born in Windsor, Bertie County, N.C., April 6, 1749. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor of Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99. Presbyterian. Became involved in a conspiracy to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered in 1797, was expelled from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached, but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction. Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., March 21, 1800 (age 50 years, 349 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Barbara (Gray) Blount and Jacob Blount; half-brother of William Blount (1768-1835); brother of Thomas Blount; married, February 12, 1778, to Mary Moseley Grainger; father of William Grainger Blount.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  Blount County, Tenn. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Blount (1759-1812) — of Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Craven County (part now in Pitt County), N.C., May 10, 1759. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1789, 1792; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1793-99, 1805-09, 1811-12 (at-large 1793-97, 9th District 1797-99, at-large 1805-07, 3rd District 1807-09, 1811-12); died in office 1812; member of North Carolina state senate from Edgecombe County, 1799. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 7, 1812 (age 52 years, 273 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Blount and Barbara (Gray) Blount; brother of William Blount; married to Jacky Sullivan Sumner; uncle of William Grainger Blount.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Blount (1768-1835) — also known as Willie Blount — of Tennessee. Born in Bertie County, N.C., April 18, 1768. Superior court judge in Tennessee, 1796; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1807-09; Governor of Tennessee, 1809-15; defeated, 1827; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834. Died near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 10, 1835 (age 67 years, 145 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Tenn.; reinterment at Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Blount and Hannah (Baker) Blount; half-brother of William Blount (1749-1800); married 1809 to Lucinda Baker; second great-grandfather of Harry Hill McAlister.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  Blount County, Ala. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  William Grainger Blount (1784-1827) — of Tennessee. Born near New Bern, Craven County, N.C., 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1811; secretary of state of Tennessee, 1811-15; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1815-19. Slaveowner. Died May 21, 1827 (age about 42 years). Interment at City Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of William Blount; nephew of Thomas Blount.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry Hill McAlister (1875-1959) — also known as Hill McAlister — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., July 15, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state senate, 1911-13; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; Tennessee Democratic state chair, 1918-20; Tennessee state treasurer, 1919-27, 1931-33; Governor of Tennessee, 1933-37. Christian. Died October 30, 1959 (age 84 years, 107 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Married, November 27, 1901, to Louise Jackson; second great-grandson of William Blount.
  Political family: Blount family of North Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography
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