Timothy Bloodworth

Timothy Bloodworth
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801
Preceded by	Benjamin Hawkins
Succeeded by	David Stone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district
In office April 6, 1790 – March 3, 1791
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	John B. Ashe
Personal details
Born	1736 New Hanover County, North Carolina
Died	August 24, 1814 (aged 78) Wilmington, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Timothy Bloodworth (1736 – August 24, 1814) was an American teacher and statesman from North Carolina.

He was born in North Carolina in 1736 and spent most of his life before the American Revolutionary War as a teacher. In 1776, he began making arms including muskets and bayonets for the Continental Army. In 1778 and 1779, he served as a member of the North Carolina state legislature. Following this, he held a number of political posts sequentially until serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786.

He was elected to the First United States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives, serving from 1790 to 1791 before returning to the North Carolina state legislature. In 1794 Bloodworth was elected to the United States Senate, where he served from 1795 to 1801. From then until 1807, Bloodworth served as collector of customs in Wilmington, North Carolina. During the Second World War, liberty ship SS Timothy Bloodworth was named in his honor.

External links

• Timothy Bloodworth at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• North Carolina History Project

Political offices
Preceded by John Ashe	North Carolina State Treasurer for the Wilmington District 1781–1784	Succeeded by Memucan Hunt as singular Treasurer of North Carolina
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by District created	U.S. Representative (District 3) from North Carolina 1790–1791	Succeeded by John B. Ashe
United States Senate
Preceded by Benjamin Hawkins	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from North Carolina 1795–1801 Served alongside: Alexander Martin, Jesse Franklin	Succeeded by David Stone