Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

State: North Carolina

Age at Convention: 38

Date of Birth: 1749/03/26

Date of Death: 03/21/1800

Schooling: No formal education

Occupation: Land speculator, Politician

Prior Political Experience: State House of Commons 1780-1784, Continental Congress 1782-1783 and 1786-1787

Committee Assignments: None

Convention Contributions: Prioritizing his role as a member of the Continental Congress, Blout was absent at the convention for about a month. During his time in Philadelphia, he participated in minimal debate and signed the constitution reluctantly. William Pierce called him “no Speaker, nor does he possess any of those talents that make Men shine; -he is plain, honest, and sincere.”
New Government Participation: Blout served in the North Carolina State Senate from 1788-1790, until he was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs 1790-1796 as well as Governor of the Territory South of the Ohio River. In 1796, after it became a state, Blout served as the one of the first Senators to Tennessee. This lasted until he became the first person expelled from the Senate in 1797 for  being found guilty of “of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator.” He went on to serve as the president of the Tennessee State Senate.