Bloodworth, Timothy, 1736-1814

Timothy James Bloodworth (1736 – August 24, 1814) was a slave owner, ardent patriot in the American Revolution, member of the Confederation Congress, vigorous anti-Federalist, U.S. congressman and senator, and collector of customs for the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Born in New Hanover County in the Province of North Carolina, Bloodworth spent most of his life before the American Revolutionary War as a teacher. In 1776, he began making arms including muskets and bayonets for the Continental Army. In 1778 and 1779, he served as a member of the North Carolina state legislature. Following this, he held a number of political posts sequentially until serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786. He served as a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1788 to 1789 and as an Anti-Federalist delegate from New Hanover County to the Fayetteville Convention on the U.S. Constitution in 1789.

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