Early Life
Willie (pronounced "Wiley") was born in Bertie County, North Carolina, to Jacob Blount and his second wife, Hannah Salter Blount. He studied at Princeton and Columbia. He later was admitted to the North Carolina bar.
In 1790, Willie's brother, William, was appointed governor of the newly-created Southwest Territory, and Willie accompanied him to the new territory to serve as his private secretary. When Tennessee was admitted as a state in 1796, the state legislature appointed Willie Blount to the Superior Court of Law and Equity, though he either declined the appointment or resigned before issuing any opinions.
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