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Record number: 7858
Gov WILLIE BLOUNT Born: 4/18/1768 Where: NC Died: 9/10/1835 Where: TN Father's Name: JACOB BLOUNT Mother's Name: H. SALTER BAKER Marriage/Union: L. BAKER Governor of Tennessee from 1809 to 1815. When Tennessee was admitted as a state in 1796, he was one of its first judges, and in 1807 was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, 7th General Assembly, 1807-09; representing Montgomery and Stewart counties. He was elected governor in 1809, and served three terms, until 1815. Blount County, Alabama is named in his honor. |