James Henderson Blount

Democrat Representative of Georgia's 6th district

  • Representative

    Georgia, district 6

    December 7, 1891 - March 3, 1893

10

Congresses Served

10

House Terms

September 12, 1837 (65 years old)

Birthday

March 8, 1903

Death

  • American politician and statesman from Georgia.
  • Served as a congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives for two decades, from 1873 to 1893.
  • Held the position of Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations from 1891 to 1893.
  • Participated in the American Civil War as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate States Army.
  • Investigated the U.S. involvement in the political revolution in Hawaii and authored the Blount Report, which opposed the annexation of Hawaii.
  • His findings on the Hawaiian situation were controversial and contradicted by the Morgan Report produced by the U.S. Senate.
  • Died at the age of 65 and is buried in Macon, Georgia.
  • The community of Blount, Georgia is named in his honor.