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 (1784) Craven County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
May 21, 1827(1827-05-21) (aged 42–43) Paris, Tennessee, U.S.
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]
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