William Blackledge

For his son, also a U.S. Congressman, see William Salter Blackledge.

William Blackledge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	John Stanly
Succeeded by	William Gaston
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809
Preceded by	Richard Stanford
Succeeded by	John Stanly
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons from Craven County
In office November 20, 1809 – December 23, 1809 Serving with John S. Nelson
Preceded by	Stephen Harris
Succeeded by	Vine Allen
In office November 20, 1797 – December 23, 1799 Serving with Henry Tillman and Philip Neale
Preceded by	William Bryan John S. West
Succeeded by	James Gatling John S. Nelson
Personal details
Born	1767 Craven County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	October 19, 1828 (aged 61) Spring Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouses	Alice Wharton ​ ​ (m. 1792; died 1809)​ Winifred Bryan Whitfield (née Bryan) ​ ​ (m. 1819; died 1828)​
Children	William Salter Blackledge

William Blackledge (c. 1767 – October 19, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1803 and 1809 and between 1811 and 1813.

Born in Craven County, North Carolina, Blackledge was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons from 1797 to 1799 before being elected to the 8th United States Congress in 1802. He served three consecutive terms, during which he was one of the House managers for the impeachment of John Pickering. He ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1808, but served briefly in the state house in 1809 and returned to serve one more term in the 12th United States Congress from 1811 to 1813. He ran for Congress unsuccessfully one final time before retiring from politics.

He owned a thousand acres of land and six slaves.

Blackledge died in Spring Hill, North Carolina in 1828. He was also the father of William Salter Blackledge, who served one term in the 17th United States Congress in the 1820s. His second wife was Winifred Bryan Whitfield (née Bryan), a daughter of Nathan Bryan. She died shortly after his death in 1828.

References

Biographies

• United States Congress. "William Blackledge (id: B000511)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Blackledge, Mary Ann (Ryza); Blackledge, David William; Blackledge, Michael Allan (2002). Blackledges in America: A Genealogy of Blackledge/Blacklidge Descendants with Roots in the United States of America. Blackledge Books. p. 199. ISBN 0-9722704-0-X.