William Blount.
American statesman and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution (1749-1800)
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About William Blount
William Blount was an American politician, landowner and Founding Father who was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the state of Tennessee. He was selected as one of Tennessee's initial United States Senators in 1796, serving until he was expelled for treason in 1797.
Everything about William Blount →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Speaker of the Tennessee Senate, member of the State Senate of Tennessee, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 26, 1749
- Died
- March 21, 1800