William Grainger Blount | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd district | |
In office December 8, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | |
Preceded by | John Sevier |
Succeeded by | John Alexander Cocke |
Secretary of State of Tennessee | |
In office 1811–1815 | |
Governor | Willie Blount |
Preceded by | Robert Houston |
Succeeded by | William Alexander |
Personal details | |
Born | 1784 Craven County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | May 21, 1827 Paris, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 42–43)
Resting place | City Cemetery in Paris, Tennessee |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Relations | William Blount (father) Thomas Blount (uncle) Willie Blount (uncle) |
Profession | Attorney, 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]