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William Blount (April 6, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American politician, landowner and Founding Father who was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States.
William Blount (born March 26, 1749, Bertie County, N.C.—died March 21, 1800, Knoxville, Tenn., U.S.) was the first territorial governor of (1790–96) and later one of the first two U.S. senators from Tennessee (1796–97). Blount served in the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War.
Oct 8, 2017 · William Blount. (1749-1800) Written by Terry Weeks. 3 minutes to read. Territorial Governor and U.S. Senator William Blount was born on Easter Sunday (March 26) 1749, the eldest child of Jacob and Barbara Gray Blount of Bertie County, North Carolina.
William Blount. Planter and land speculator Blount, who played an insignificant part at the Constitutional Convention, carved out a career in North Carolina and Tennessee as well as in national politics.
Jan 2, 2024 · Blount was a senator from Tennessee in the fourth Congress. In 1797, he was charged with conspiring with the Cherokee and the British to conquer Spanish Florida. The Senate voted to expel him in July 1797, but because of the gravity of the charges Congress continued to investigate the matter.
Jul 7, 2015 · William Blount is one of the lesser-known men who signed the Constitution, but one of the most controversial, since he put a key part of the founding document to a critical test less than a decade after it was ratified.
North Carolinian William Blount fought in the Revolutionary War, and remained in public service for the rest of his career.
In 1790 President George Washington appointed William Blount, a Republican, as governor of the newly formed Tennessee Territory. When Tennessee entered the Union in 1796, the legislature chose Blount as one of the state's first two United States senators.
William Blount, who represented North Carolina at the Constitutional Convention, personified America's enduring fascination with its frontier. Raised in the aristocratic tradition of the seaboard...
Most disturbing of all, the letter named Tennessee Senator William Blount as principal conspirator. The most damning piece of evidence was Blount’s April 21, 1797, letter to his friend, James Carey, written in the senator's hand and bearing his signature.
