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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam Grainger BLOUNT
(1784-1827)
BLOUNT, William Grainger,
(son of William Blount and nephew of Thomas Blount), a
Representative from Tennessee; born near New Bern, Craven County,
N.C., in 1784; attended the New Bern Academy; moved with his
parents to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1792; studied law; was admitted to
the bar in 1805 and commenced practice in Knoxville; also engaged
in agricultural pursuits; member of State house of representatives
in 1811; secretary of state of Tennessee 1811-1815; elected as a
Republican to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of John Sevier; reelected to the Fifteenth Congress and
served from December 8, 1815, to March 3, 1819; declined to be a
candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of his profession
in Knoxville; moved to Paris, Henry County, Tenn., in 1826 and
continued the practice of law until his death on May 21, 1827;
interment in the City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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