William Blount Biography

Introduction: William Blount was born on March 26, 1749, at “Rosefield,” Bertie, NC. He died on March 21, 1800 at Knoxville, Tennessee. His parents were Jacob Blount Sr. and Barbara Gray Blount, he had two sibling’s name, Willie Blount and Thomas Blount. He also worked in the family business and later on he joined in on the American Revolution as the paymaster of the third regiment. “After winning are independent William got married to Mary Grainier and the had six childrens and out of those six children William and Mary had only one went on and was outstanding in Tennessee politics. Blount was also one out of the thirty-nine senate/presidents to sign the Constitution of the United States of America between 1787-1789.”

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William family had been living long before he was even born and was the oldest in America itself because william and his family could trace their ancestors all the way back to “William The Conqueror Of England.” Soon William and his father went and join the army as soldier in 1771 and fought under the British government in the Battle of Alamance. After fighting under the British government, William and his family thought it was time for them to change sides and go and change to the American Government. When the revolutionary war between the United States and England broke out, both william and his father took the jobs as paymasters for the Continental Army. His family was really into being leaders in the business industry and William and his father Jacob, and his two brothers really enjoy being successful shipping and mercantile enterpriser. Also William was a land speculator who once owned over about one million acres of land. After that William went on and got marry to a woman name Mary Grainger, who also lived in a wealthy family at the time and who also manage households affairs and social graces. After that william decided to become a politic and once he became a politic, him and his wife had a daughter name Nacy. Later, William was elected to be seated in North Carolina State house and after he was elected, his …show more content…
Also he would of have also got more support from other politicains if he had went to the convention because if he did it would of have made him look like he care how are new constitution was going to be and might have ask if some things could have been change. Finally, my view of Blount being a politician is that if I was him back then I would have change a few of the decision he had made like running for a seat in the House of Senators to early and causing a downfall as a politic career and