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William Blount

1749 - 1800

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William Blount ( BLUNT; April 6, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American politician, landowner and Founding Father who was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the state of Tennessee. He was selected as one of Tennessee's initial United States Senators in 1796, serving until he was expelled for treason in 1797. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Blount is the 17,697th most popular politician (up from 17,895th in 2019), the 12,942nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,606th in 2019) and the 979th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Blount ranks 17,697 out of 19,576Before him are Khadija Arib, An Kum-ae, Carme Chacón, Erwin Sellering, Happy Chandler, and Lourdes Flores. After him are Hazel McCallion, Hamza Abdi Barre, Violeta Bermúdez, Jim Justice, Leo Varadkar, and Samuel D. Ingham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1749, William Blount ranks 29Before him are Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Charles James Fox, Christian August Lorentzen, John Sims, Princess Louisa of Great Britain, and Charles Wilkins. After him are Edward Rutledge, and Jared Ingersoll. Among people deceased in 1800, William Blount ranks 39Before him are Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, Thomas Mifflin, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, Elizabeth Montagu, Jesse Ramsden, and Hugh Blair. After him is Edward Rutledge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Blount ranks 12,946 out of 20,380Before him are Art Taylor (1929), Billy Boy Arnold (1935), Isabelle Fuhrman (1997), Elias (1987), Robert Riskin (1897), and Faran Tahir (1963). After him are Ron Canada (1949), Randy Brown (1968), Christian Clemenson (1958), Bess Armstrong (1953), Daniel Kleppner (1932), and Vanessa Marano (1992).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William Blount ranks 979Before him are Peter Welch (1947), Debbie Stabenow (1950), Hiram Fong (1906), Charlie Crist (1956), Jane Swift (1965), and Happy Chandler (1898). After him are Jim Justice (1951), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), Anthony Lake (1939), Mitch Daniels (1949), Michele Bachmann (1956), and Edward Rutledge (1749).