James A. Blount | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 27th district 28th (1916-1917) | |
In office January 1944 – January 1948 | |
In office January 1916 – 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tallahatchie County district | |
In office January 1948 – January 1952 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, Mississippi | December 29, 1884
Died | October 6, 1974 Charleston, Mississippi | (aged 89)
Political party | Democrat |
James Andrew Blount (December 29, 1884 – October 6, 1974) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1917 and from 1944 to 1948. He also was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952.
James Andrew Blount was born on December 29, 1884, in Williamsburg, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Thomas C. Blount. [1] He graduated from Millsaps College in 1908 with PhD and B. S. degrees. [1] From 1909 to 1910, he took a post-graduate course at the University of Mississippi. [1]
He was the Superintendent of Schools in Charleston, Mississippi, for 3 years in the late 1900s (decade). [1] He then went back to college to study law. [1] He received a L. L. B. from Millsaps College in 1913. [1]
In November 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 28th district in the Mississippi Senate as a Democrat for the 1916–1920 term. [1] He served the term until 1917, when he went to fight in World War I. [1] In the war, he was promoted to captain (he later retired from the U. S. Army as a colonel). [2] [4] After the war, he was the Tallahatchie County prosecuting Attorney from 1928 to 1940. [2] He then represented Mississippi's 27th district in the Mississippi Senate from 1944 to 1948. [2] He represented Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952. [5]
Blount was married to Ethel Harvey; they had no children. [4] Blount died on October 6, 1974, in the Tallahatchie County Hospital in Charleston, Mississippi. [3] [4]
James A. Blount | |
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![]() c. 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 27th district 28th (1916-1917) | |
In office January 1944 – January 1948 | |
In office January 1916 – 1917 | |
Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tallahatchie County district | |
In office January 1948 – January 1952 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, Mississippi | December 29, 1884
Died | October 6, 1974 Charleston, Mississippi | (aged 89)
Political party | Democrat |
James Andrew Blount (December 29, 1884 – October 6, 1974) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Senate from 1916 to 1917 and from 1944 to 1948. He also was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952.
James Andrew Blount was born on December 29, 1884, in Williamsburg, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of Thomas C. Blount. [1] He graduated from Millsaps College in 1908 with PhD and B. S. degrees. [1] From 1909 to 1910, he took a post-graduate course at the University of Mississippi. [1]
He was the Superintendent of Schools in Charleston, Mississippi, for 3 years in the late 1900s (decade). [1] He then went back to college to study law. [1] He received a L. L. B. from Millsaps College in 1913. [1]
In November 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 28th district in the Mississippi Senate as a Democrat for the 1916–1920 term. [1] He served the term until 1917, when he went to fight in World War I. [1] In the war, he was promoted to captain (he later retired from the U. S. Army as a colonel). [2] [4] After the war, he was the Tallahatchie County prosecuting Attorney from 1928 to 1940. [2] He then represented Mississippi's 27th district in the Mississippi Senate from 1944 to 1948. [2] He represented Tallahatchie County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952. [5]
Blount was married to Ethel Harvey; they had no children. [4] Blount died on October 6, 1974, in the Tallahatchie County Hospital in Charleston, Mississippi. [3] [4]