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James Henderson Blount - Definition and Overview

James Henderson Blount led an investigation into American involvement in the unlawful overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
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James Henderson Blount led an investigation into American involvement in the unlawful overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.

James Henderson Blount (September 12, 1837-March 8, 1903), an American statesman, served in the United States Congress representing the sixth district of Georgia from 1873 to 1893. He was appointed by President of the United States Grover Cleveland to be the United States Department of State Minister to Hawai'i with the mission of investigating the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and the administration of Queen Lili'uokalani.

Blount is buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.

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