The Blounts
- William Blount (1749–1800), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1780-1784, Delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina 1782-1783 1786-1787, North Carolina State Senator 1788-1790, Governor of the Southwest Territory 1790, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1796-1797, Tennessee State Senator 1798-1800. Brother of Thomas Blount and Willie Blount.
- Thomas Blount (1759–1812), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1793-1799 1805-1809 1811-1812. Brother of William Blount and Willie Blount.
- Willie Blount (1768–1835), Judge in Tennessee, Tennessee State Representative 1807-1809, Governor of Tennessee 1809-1815, candidate for Governor of Tennessee 1827, delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention 1837. Brother of William Blount and Thomas Blount.
- William Grainger Blount (1784–1827), Tennessee State Representative 1811, Tennessee Secretary of State 1811-1815, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1815-1819. Son of William Blount.
- Hill McAlister (1875–1959), Tennessee State Senator 1911-1913, Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party 1918-1920, Treasurer of Tennessee 1919-1927 1931-1933, Governor of Tennessee 1933-1937.Great-great-grandson of Willie Blount.
- William Grainger Blount (1784–1827), Tennessee State Representative 1811, Tennessee Secretary of State 1811-1815, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1815-1819. Son of William Blount.
NOTE: Hill McAlister was also great-grandson of U.S. Postmaster General Aaron V. Brown.
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