James A. Blount

American lawyer and politician

James A. Blount

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| (1884-12-29)December 29, 1884
Charleston, Mississippi
Died| October 6, 1974(1974-10-06) (aged 89)
Charleston, Mississippi
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.

## Biography

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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]

## Political career

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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]

## Personal life

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
2. ^ a b c d Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1944). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
3. ^ a b "James Blount in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
4. ^ a b c "Blount Rites Slated Monday". Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1974. p. 5. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
5. ^ Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1948). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1948]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.