Julius W. Blackwell (born ; death date unknown) was an American politician and a member of the

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that represented fourth and third districts of

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in the

Biography

Blackwell was born in

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in approximately 1797 and attended the public schools. He moved to Tennessee and settled in

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, McMinn County. He was a coppersmith by trade. He owned slaves. He married Mahala D.

Career

Blackwell was elected as a Democrat by the fourth district to the Twenty-sixth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1841. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-seventh Congress in 1840. After the number of

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s Tennessee held had been reduced and reapportioned, he was elected by Tennessee's third district to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-ninth Congress in 1844.

Death

The date, and the location of his death is unknown as well as the place of his interment.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwell, Julius W. 1790s births Year of death unknown 19th-century deaths People from Virginia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves American coppersmiths 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives