Timothy Bloodworth
Timothy Bloodworth | |
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United States Senator from North Carolina | |
In office March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Hawkins |
Succeeded by | David Stone |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district | |
In office April 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | John B. Ashe |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1793–1794 | |
Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
In office 1788-1789 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
1736 New Hanover County, North Carolina |
Died |
August 24, 1814 (aged 78)[1] Wilmington, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Timothy Bloodworth (1736 – August 24, 1814) was an American teacher and statesman from North Carolina.
He was born in North Carolina in 1736 and spent most of his life before the American Revolutionary War as a teacher. In 1776, he began making arms including muskets and bayonets for the Continental Army. In 1778 and 1779, he served as a member of the North Carolina state legislature. Following this, he held a number of political posts sequentially until serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786.
He was elected to the First United States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives, serving from 1790 to 1791 before returning to the North Carolina state legislature. In 1794 Bloodworth was elected to the United States Senate, where he served from 1795 to 1801. From then until 1807,[2] Bloodworth served as collector of customs in Wilmington, North Carolina. During the Second World War, liberty ship SS Timothy Bloodworth was named in his honor.
References
- ↑ National Intelligencer. Washington, DC. 09-06-1814. p. 2. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Marker D-106 - Timothy Bloodworth". Retrieved 2011-09-04.
External links
- United States Congress. "Timothy Bloodworth (id: B000563)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- North Carolina History Project
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by John Ashe |
North Carolina State Treasurer for the Wilmington District 1781–1784 |
Succeeded by Memucan Hunt as singular Treasurer of North Carolina |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by District created |
U.S. Representative (District 3) from North Carolina 1790–1791 |
Succeeded by John B. Ashe |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by Benjamin Hawkins |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from North Carolina 1795–1801 Served alongside: Alexander Martin, Jesse Franklin |
Succeeded by David Stone |