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Timothy Bloodworth was an
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teacher and statesman from
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.
He was born in North Carolina in 1736 and spent most of his life before the
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as a
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. In 1776, he began making arms including
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s and
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s for the
Continental ArmyThe Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...
. In 1778 and 1779, he served as a member of the
North Carolina state legislatureThe North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
. Following this, he held a number of political posts sequentially until serving as a delegate to the
Continental CongressThe Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
in 1786.
He was elected to the First United States Congress 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
Wilmington, North CarolinaWilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
. During the Second World War,
liberty shipLiberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by...
was named in his honor.
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