William Grainger Blount

William Grainger Blount
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 2nd district
In office
December 8, 1815 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byJohn Sevier
Succeeded byJohn Alexander Cocke
Secretary of State of Tennessee
In office
1811–1815
GovernorWillie Blount
Preceded byRobert Houston
Succeeded byWilliam Alexander
Personal details
Born1784 (1784)
Craven County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 1827(1827-05-21) (aged 42–43)
Paris, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeCity Cemetery in Paris, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
RelationsWilliam Blount (father)
Thomas Blount (uncle)
Willie Blount (uncle)
ProfessionAttorney, farmer

William Grainger Blount (1784 – May 21, 1827) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He is the son of Southwest Territory governor William Blount and nephew of Tennessee governor Willie Blount, serving under the latter as Tennessee Secretary of State from 1811 to 1815.[1]

  1. ^ "Blount, William Grainger".