Willie Blount (April 18 1768 – September 10 1835) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1809 to 1815. Blount’s efforts to raise funds and soldiers during the War of 1812 earned Tennessee the nickname Volunteer State. He was the younger half-brother of Southwest Territory governor William Blount.
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