James Henderson Blount
| James Henderson Blount | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1893 |
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| Preceded by | William P. Price |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Cabaniss |
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September 12, 1837 Clinton, Jones County, Georgia |
| Died | March 8, 1903 (aged 65) Macon, Bibb County, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army, United States Army |
| Years of service | 4 years |
James Henderson Blount (September 12, 1837 – March 8, 1903) was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Blount was a prominent spokesman for white supremacy and strongly opposed adding a new non-white element to the American population.
Blount was born near Clinton, Jones County, Georgia. He attended private schools there and in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1859. During the American Civil War he served in the Confederate States Army as a private in the Second Georgia Battalion, Floyd Rifles for two years, and was later lieutenant colonel for two years.
Blount served in the United States Congress representing the sixth district of Georgia from 1873 to 1893. He was part of the faction of Southern Democrats known as the Redeemers. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations (1891–1893).
After a coup overthrew Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i in early 1893, the new government sought annexation to join the United States. President Benjamin Harrison was supportive and sent a treaty to the Senate. His successor, President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat like Blount, opposed annexation and sent Blount, now a private citizen, to investigate. The report he issued on July 17, 1893 is known as the Blount Report.
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