Timothy Bloodworth

Democratic Republican Senator of North Carolina

Congresses Served

House Terms

Senate Terms

January 1, 1736 (78 years old)

Birthday

August 24, 1814

Death

Was an American anti-Federalist politician and a leader of the American Revolution.
Served as a member of the Confederation Congress, U.S. congressman and senator, and collector of customs for the Port of Wilmington.
Born in North Carolina to a family that migrated from Virginia in the early 1700s.
Worked as a teacher before the American Revolutionary War and owned 9 slaves along with over 4,000 acres of land.
Had two brothers, James and Thomas, who were also involved in local politics.
Began making arms for the Continental Army in 1776 and served in the North Carolina state legislature in 1778 and 1779.
Held various political posts, including serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786 and as an Anti-Federalist delegate to the Fayetteville Convention on the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
Elected to the First United States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives, serving from 1790 to 1791, and then returned to the North Carolina state legislature.
Served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1795 to 1801 and later as collector of customs in Wilmington from then until 1807.
Honored during the Second World War with the naming of the Liberty ship SS Timothy Bloodworth.
Held the position of North Carolina State Treasurer for the Wilmington District from 1781 to 1784.