William Grainger Blount

William Grainger Blount (born 1784 near New Bern , North Carolina ; † May 21, 1827 in Paris , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1815 and 1819 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Grainger Blount was a son of US Senator William Blount (1749-1800) and a nephew of Congressman Thomas Blount (1759-1812). He first attended the New Bern Academy and moved with his parents to Knoxville in what is now Tennessee in 1792 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1805, he began to work there in his new profession. He also worked in agriculture. At the same time, Blount embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party . In 1811 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. Between 1811 and 1815 he was Secretary of State, the executive officer of the government of Tennessee.

After the death of MP John Sevier , Blount was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 8, 1815, when the by-election was due for the sixth seat of Tennessee . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1819 . In 1818 he renounced another candidacy. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Blount returned to working as a lawyer in Knoxville. In 1826 he moved his law firm and residence to Paris, Henry County , where he died on May 21, 1827.

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SURNAME	Blount, William Grainger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1784
PLACE OF BIRTH	near New Bern , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	May 21, 1827
Place of death	Paris , Tennessee