Timothy James Bloodworth (1736August 24, 1814) was an American anti-Federalist politician. He was a leader of the

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and later served as a member of the Confederation Congress, U.S. congressman and senator, and collector of customs for the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Early life and career

Bloodworth was born 1736 in North Carolina to Timothy Bloodworth Sr. who had migrated to North Carolina from Virginia in the early 1700s. He spent most of his life before the

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as a teacher. He owned 9 slaves and had over 4,000 acres of land. He had two brothers, James and Thomas, who were active local politicians. In 1776, he began making arms including

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s and

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s for the

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. In 1778 and 1779, he served as a member of the

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. Following this, he held a number of political posts sequentially until serving as a delegate to the

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in 1786. He served as an Anti-Federalist delegate from New Hannover County to the

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on the U.S. Constitution in 1789.: He was elected to the

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as a member of the

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, serving from 1790 to 1791 before returning to the North Carolina state legislature. In 1794 Bloodworth was elected to the

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, where he served from 1795 to 1801. From then until 1807, Bloodworth served as collector of customs in

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.Congressional Biography During the

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was named in his honor.

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North Carolina History Project
1736 births 1814 deaths People from New Hanover County, North Carolina People from colonial North Carolina American people of English descent Continental Congressmen from North Carolina Anti-Administration Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Democratic-Republican Party United States senators from North Carolina State treasurers of North Carolina Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Politicians from Wilmington, North Carolina Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves United States senators who owned slaves 18th-century United States senators 18th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub

Early life and career

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