William Bellinger Bulloch

William Bellinger Bulloch
United States Senator from Georgia
In office April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813
Preceded by	William H. Crawford
Succeeded by	William W. Bibb
Personal details
Born	1777 Savannah, Georgia
Died	May 6, 1852 (aged 74–75) Savannah, Georgia
Political party	Democratic-Republican

William Bellinger Bulloch (1777 — May 6, 1852) was an American Senator from Georgia, uncle to James Stephens Bulloch, granduncle to James Dunwoody Bulloch, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, and Irvine Stephens Bulloch, great-granduncle to President Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and Elliott Roosevelt and great-great-granduncle to First Lady of the United States Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.

Biography

Bulloch was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Archibald Bulloch. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Savannah in 1797. In 1804, he was appointed United States district attorney. He was elected as mayor of Savannah in 1812 and alderman in 1814.

During the War of 1812, he served in the Savannah Heavy Artillery, a militia unit charged with defending the Georgia coast.

After the war, he served in a series of political positions in Georgia: solicitor general of the State, collector of customs, Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate. He was appointed as a Democratic-Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of William H. Crawford and served from April 8, 1813, until November 6, 1813, when a successor, William Wyatt Bibb, was elected.

Additionally, he was one of the founders of the State Bank of Georgia and served as its president from 1816 to 1843.

Bulloch died in Savannah in 1852 and was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery in that same city.

References

• William Bellinger Bulloch at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by John Williamson	Mayor of Savannah 1809-1811	Succeeded by Thomas Mendenhall
Preceded by Thomas Mendenhall	Mayor of Savannah 1811-1812	Succeeded by George Jones
United States Senate
Preceded by William H. Crawford	United States Senator (Class 2) from Georgia April 8, 1813–November 6, 1813 Served alongside: Charles Tait	Succeeded by William W. Bibb