威廉·布朗特，国会议员，田纳西州(1749-1800)

布朗特,威廉(威廉·格兰杰·布朗特的父亲和托马斯·布朗特的兄弟)，北卡罗来纳州代表和田纳西州参议员;1749年3月26日出生于北卡罗来纳州伯蒂县温莎附近;在北卡罗来纳州的新伯尔尼进行预科学习;1777年担任北卡罗来纳防线大陆军的出纳员;1780-1784年州下议院议员;1782年、1783年、1786年和1787年担任大陆会议成员;参加1787年制定联邦宪法会议的代表;1788-1790年州参议员;1790年，乔治·华盛顿总统任命他为俄亥俄河以南地区的总督;1790-1796年印第安事务总监; chairman of the convention which framed the first State constitution of Tennessee 1796; upon the admission of Tennessee as a State into the Union was elected to the United States Senate and served from August 2, 1796, until he was found guilty âof a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator,â because he had been active in a plan to incite the Creek and Cherokee Indians to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida; expelled from the Senate July 8, 1797; impeachment proceedings were instituted but dismissed; during the trial was elected to the State senate of Tennessee and chosen its president; died in Knoxville, Tenn., March 21, 1800; interment in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

参考书目

美国国家传记;美国传记词典;马斯特森,威廉。威廉·布朗特．1954.重印。纽约:格林伍德出版社，1969;梅尔顿，巴克纳F，小。第一次弹劾:宪法制定者和参议员威廉·布朗特案．梅肯，乔治亚州:美世大学出版社，1998年。

资料来源:美国国会传记目录，1771年至今