Thomas Blount (statesman)

Thomas Blount
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 3rd district
In office
1805 - 1809 – 1811 - 1812
Preceded byWilliam Kennedy
Succeeded byWilliam Kennedy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 9th district
In office
1793–1799
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byThomas Blount
Personal details
Born(1759-05-10)May 10, 1759
Craven County, Province of North Carolina, British America
DiedFebruary 7, 1812(1812-02-07) (aged 52)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Military career
Buried
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchNorth Carolina Line
Years of service1777–1778
RankLieutenant, Adjutant General
Unit5th North Carolina Regiment, North Carolina militia

Thomas Blount (May 10, 1759 – February 7, 1812) was an American soldier, and politician. He served as a lieutenant in the North Carolina Line and as an adjutant general to Major General Richard Caswell in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served as a representative in the North Carolina General Assembly and served three terms in U.S. representative from the 5th Congressional District in North Carolina.