Julius W. Blackwell
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | William Stone |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Campbell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph L. Williams |
| Succeeded by | John H. Crozier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1797 (1797) Virginia |
| Died | Date and place of death unknown |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mahala D. Blackwell |
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Julius W. Blackwell (born c. 1797; death date unknown) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives that represented fourth and third districtsofTennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Blackwell was born in Virginia in approximately 1797 and attended the public schools. He moved to Tennessee and settled in Athens, McMinn County.[1] He was a coppersmith by trade.[2] He owned slaves.[3] He married Mahala D.[4]
Blackwell was elected as a Democrat by the fourth district to the Twenty-sixth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1841.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-seventh Congress in 1840.
After the number of electoral districts Tennessee held had been reduced and reapportioned, he was elected by Tennessee's third district to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-ninth Congress in 1844.
The date, and the location of his death is unknown as well as the place of his interment.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th congressional district 1839–1841 |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd congressional district 1843–1845 |
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