| Birth: | May 10, 1759
Pitt County
North Carolina, USA | | Death: | Feb. 7, 1812
District Of Columbia, USA | 
US Congressman. At the start of the Revolutionary War, he entered the Continental Army at the age of sixteen. In actions against the British, he was captured and sent to England as a prisoner of war. After the war, he engaged in the mercantile business in Tarboro, North Carolina and was a member of the State House of Commons. In 1793, he was elected as an Anti-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and as a Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving until 1799. He was again elected as a Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses, serving 1805 to 1809 and elected to the Twelfth Congress in 1811, serving until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Thomas Blount | | | Burial:
Congressional Cemetery
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Range 25, Site 8 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Aug 05, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28799518 |
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