Timothy Bloodworth | |
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| United States Senator fromNorth Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | David Stone |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's3rd district | |
| In office April 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John B. Ashe |
| Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1793–1794 | |
| Member of theNorth Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1788–1789 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1736 (1736) |
| Died | August 24, 1814(1814-08-24) (aged 77–78) Wilmington,North Carolina, United States |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Children | 2 |
Timothy James Bloodworth (1736 – August 24, 1814) was an American anti-Federalist politician. He was a leader of theAmerican Revolution and later served as a member of the Confederation Congress, U.S. congressman and senator, and collector of customs for thePort of Wilmington, North Carolina.[1]
Bloodworth was born 1736 in North Carolina to Timothy Bloodworth Sr. who had migrated to North Carolina from Virginia in the early 1700s. He spent most of his life before theAmerican Revolutionary War as a teacher. He owned 9 slaves and had over 4,000 acres of land.[2]
He had two brothers, James and Thomas, who were active local politicians.[citation needed]
In 1776, he began making arms includingmuskets andbayonets for theContinental Army. In 1778 and 1779, he served as a member of theNorth Carolina state legislature. Following this, he held a number of political posts sequentially until serving as a delegate to theContinental Congress in 1786. He served as an Anti-Federalist delegate from New Hannover County to theFayetteville Convention on the U.S. Constitution in 1789.:[3][4][5][6]
He was elected to theFirst United States Congress as a member of theHouse of Representatives, serving from 1790 to 1791 before returning to the North Carolina state legislature. In 1794 Bloodworth was elected to theUnited States Senate, where he served from 1795 to 1801. From then until 1807,[7] Bloodworth served as collector of customs inWilmington, North Carolina.[8]
During theSecond World War,Liberty shipSS Timothy Bloodworth was named in his honor.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | North Carolina State Treasurer for the Wilmington District 1781–1784 | Succeeded by Memucan Hunt as singular Treasurer of North Carolina |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by District created | U.S. Representative (District 3) from North Carolina 1790–1791 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from North Carolina 1795–1801 Served alongside:Alexander Martin,Jesse Franklin | Succeeded by |
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