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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 (Windsor, Carolina del Norte, 26 de marzo de 1749-Knoxville, Tennessee, 21 de marzo de 1800) [1] fue un estadista estadounidense, especulador de la tierra y uno de los firmantes de la constitución de Estados Unidos.
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.
William Blount fue un estadista estadounidense, especulador de la tierra y uno de los firmantes de la constitución de Estados Unidos. Fue miembro de la delegación de Carolina del Norte en la Convención de Filadelfia de 1787 y dirigió los esfuerzos en Carolina del Norte para ratificar la Constitución en 1789.
8 de oct. de 2017 · Learn about William Blount, a territorial governor and U.S. senator who played a key role in Tennessee statehood. Find out his biography, achievements, controversies and death.
23 de may. de 2018 · William Blount served as superintendent of Indian Affairs until 1796, at which time Tennessee was admitted to the union as a state. Blount served as chairman of the committee that drafted Tennessee's first state constitution and was elected to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate in 1796.
(1749-1800) North Carolinian William Blount fought in the Revolutionary War, and remained in public service for the rest of his career. A delegate in both the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, he was described by a fellow delegate as "no speaker, nor does he possess any of those talents that make Men shine; - he is plain ...
