William Blount (March 26 1749 – March 21 1800) was an American statesman and land speculator and a signer of the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led efforts in North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789. He subsequently 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.
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birth date
1749-04-06
birth place
Windsor North Carolina
death date
1800-03-21
death place
Knoxville Tennessee
office
Speaker of the, North Carolina, Tennessee Senate, Continental Congressman from, Governor of the Southwest Territory
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