At the end of his third term, Blount returned to Montgomery County. In 1827, he ran for governor, but was defeated by Sam Houston. Blount served as a member of the state's Constitutional Convention in 1834.
He died September 10, 1835, in Nashville and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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