{"id":213,"date":"2018-03-24T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2022-05-21T08:29:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T12:29:56","slug":"the-distinguished-senator-from-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"The Distinguished Senator From Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/William-blount-rosenthal-etching-nypl-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/William-blount-rosenthal-etching-nypl-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/William-blount-rosenthal-etching-nypl.jpg 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee came into the union in 1796, and former Southwest Territory governor William Blount was one of the two first senators appointed from that state.\u00a0 His stay in Washington was cut short, though, over a scheme involving the British and Spanish lands to the west as he became the first senator to face impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of Senator William Blount, for whom Blountville and Blount County, Tennessee, are named.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can follow us on Facebook @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter @storyappalachia.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n<p>(Painting of William Blount By Albert Rosenthal (etching), Thomas Addis Emmet (reproduction) &#8211; New York Public Library Digital Gallery, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=21094148)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4588\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-213-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746815\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746815\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746815\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746815\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=213-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746815\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee came into the union in 1796, and former Southwest Territory governor William Blount was one of the two first senators appointed from that state.\u00a0 His stay in Washington was cut short, though, over a scheme involving the British and Spanish lands to the west as he became the first senator to face impeachment. 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