BLOUNT(SoundexB453)—See alsoBALLOUN,BLENDT,BLOU,BLOUGH,BLOUIN,BLOUSTEIN,BLUNT,LOUNSBERRY,LOUNSBERY,LOUNSBURY,LOUNT,LOUNZIE,MELOUN.
| |  BLOUNT:See alsoEmileB. Beatty —SearcyBracewell —WilliamAugustus Blount Branch —WilliamBlount Carter —OscarLittleton Chapman —BlountColeman —CecilBlount deMille —AlvinMansfield Owsley —WilliamBlount Rodman —WilliamBlount Rodman II —WilliamBlount Rodman III —WileyBlount Rutledge Jr. —LindsayCarter Warren | | Blount, B. D. — Democrat. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 3rd District, 1998; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 2000; candidate forTexasstate senate 1st District, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Blount, Bill — Democrat.AlabamaDemocratic state chair, 1992-96.Still living as of 1996. | | Blount, Brenda W. — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Blount, Bruce B. — of Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.Mayorof Pompano Beach, Fla., 1959.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Clarence — of Newton,NewtonCounty, Miss.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Clarence W. — ofBaltimoreCounty, Md.;Baltimore,Md.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate senate; elected 1970; elected unopposed 1998; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1988,1996,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,1996(voted forBillClinton andAlGore); Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Still living as of 2000. | | Blount, David — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly 29th District, 1989; candidateformayor ofNewark, N.J., 2006.Still living as of 2006. | | Blount, Eugene H. — of Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Ferrell — of Bethel,PittCounty, N.C.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Blount, Frederick M. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois,1897;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1904,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, George W. — of North Carolina. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1874.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, H. W. — of Waynesboro,BurkeCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate board of education 1st District, 1949-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blount, I. T. — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, J. A. — of Hillsboro,HighlandCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, J. H. — of Forrest City,St.Francis County, Ark.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena),PhillipsCounty, Ark.Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1900;Negro Independent candidate forGovernor ofArkansas, 1920.Africanancestry.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, J. H. — of Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blount, James A. — of Grenada,GrenadaCounty, Miss.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, James H. —Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Bevil, 1835.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, James Henderson(1837-1903) —also known asJames H. Blount — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Born near Clinton,JonesCounty, Ga.,September12, 1837.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1873-93; U.S. MinistertoHawaiian Islands, 1893.Slaveowner. Died in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,March 8,1903 (age65 years, 177days).Interment atRoseHill Cemetery, Macon, Ga. | | Blount, James Henderson, Jr.(1869-1918) —also known asJames H. Blount, Jr. — Born in Clinton,JonesCounty, Ga.,March 3,1869.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.District Judge (Court of First Instance) in Philippine Islands,1901-05.Member,Freemasons.DiedOctober7, 1918 (age49 years, 218days).Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Jefferson Davis(1861-1934) —also known asJefferson D. Blount — ofCamdenCounty, Mo.Born inCamdenCounty, Mo.,July 5,1861.Democrat.Farmer;candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Camden County, 1926.Died in Zebra,CamdenCounty, Mo.,March11, 1934 (age72 years, 249days).Interment atConway Cemetery, Osage Beach, Mo.| |  Presumably namedfor:JeffersonDavis | | | | Relatives: Son of Abraham Aaron Blountand Cordelia Anne (Green) Blount; married to Sarah JaneStubblefield. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Blount, John — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Mrs. John C. — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Lynda J. (bornc.1952) —of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.; Bethel,PittCounty, N.C.Born about 1952. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,2004,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Blount, Marvin Key, Jr. — of Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Blount, Nancy — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Blount, Orrin C. — of Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.Republican.Mayorof Lockport, N.Y., 1930-33.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, Patricia — Democrat. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 3rd District, 2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Blount, Peppy — Republican. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 7th District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Blount, RedSeeWinton Malcolm Blount | | Blount, Richard E. — of Hazard,PerryCounty, Ky.Democrat. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 91st District, 1975.Still living as of 1975. | | Blount, Stephen William(1808-1890) —also known asStephen W. Blount — ofBurkeCounty, Ga.; San Augustine,SanAugustine County, Tex.Born inBurkeCounty, Ga.,February13, 1808.Democrat.BurkeCounty Sheriff;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of San Augustine, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;postmaster;SanAugustine County Clerk.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in San Augustine,SanAugustine County, Tex.,February7, 1890 (age81 years, 359days).Interment atSanAugustine City Cemetery, San Augustine, Tex. | | Blount, Thomas(1759-1812) —of Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born in Craven County (part now inPittCounty), N.C.,May 10,1759.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1789, 1792;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1793-99, 1805-09, 1811-12(at-large 1793-97, 9th District 1797-99, at-large 1805-07, 3rdDistrict 1807-09, 1811-12); died in office 1812; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Edgecombe County, 1799.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,February7, 1812 (age52 years, 273days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Blount, Thomas M. — ofEscambiaCounty, Fla.Delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Escambia County,1838-39.Burial location unknown. | | Blount, W. E., Jr. — of Bartow,PolkCounty, Fla.Mayorof Bartow, Fla., 1959.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Blount, William(1749-1800) —Born in Windsor,BertieCounty, N.C.,April 6,1749.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1781, 1783;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1788;Governorof Southwest Territory, 1790-96;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.Presbyterian.Became involved in aconspiracyto turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncoveredin 1797, wasexpelledfrom the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he wasimpeached,but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March21, 1800 (age50 years, 349days).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Blount, William(1768-1835) —also known asWillie Blount — of Tennessee. Born inBertieCounty, N.C.,April18, 1768.Superior court judge in Tennessee, 1796; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1807-09;Governor ofTennessee, 1809-15; defeated, 1827;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834.Died near Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,September10, 1835 (age67 years, 145days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Tenn.;reinterment atGreenwoodCemetery, Clarksville, Tenn. | | Blount, William Alexander(1851-1921) —also known asWilliam A. Blount — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born inClarkeCounty, Ala.,October25, 1851.Lawyer;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention, 1885; member ofFloridastate senate, 1903-05.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.DiedJune 15,1921 (age69 years, 233days).Interment atSt.Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla. | | Blount, William Grainger(1784-1827) —of Tennessee. Born near New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,1784.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1811;secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1811-15;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1815-19.Slaveowner. DiedMay 21,1827 (ageabout 42years).Interment atCityCemetery, Paris, Tenn. | | Blount,WillieSeeWilliamBlount | | Blount, Winton Malcolm(1921-2002) —also known asWinton M. Blount;Red Blount — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Union Springs,BullockCounty, Ala.,February1, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Postmaster General, 1969-71; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Alabama,1972(delegation chair); candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1972.Presbyterian.Died in Highlands,MaconCounty, N.C.,October24, 2002 (age81 years, 265days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Montgomery, Ala.; statue atBlount Cultural Park, Montgomery, Ala.
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