James L. Blount (June 4, 1935 – August 22, 2017) was an American newspaper editor and historian. Blount was editor of the Hamilton Journal-News, the daily newspaper in Hamilton, Ohio and wrote extensively on the history of Hamilton and Butler County, Ohio.
Jim Blount | |
|---|---|
| Born | James L. Blount June 4, 1935 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 2017 (aged 82) Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Jackie Steigerwalt (m. 1958) |
Biography edit
Blount was born June 4, 1935, in Hamilton, Ohio, the oldest of the five children of James and Julia (Mignerey) Blount.[1] He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1953 and earned a B.S. in Education from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.A. in history from Miami University.[1] He began his career in journalism at The Cincinnati Enquirer.[1] He was hired by the Hamilton Journal-News in 1963. Blount was editor of the paper from 1971 to 1986.[2] He wrote a weekly column on local history in the Journal News from 1988 to 2004.[2]
He left the newspaper to become a high school history teacher in 1986.[1]
Blount was an advocate for road improvements in Butler County.[1] He served on the board of directors of the Butler County Transportation Improvement District from 1994 until his death.[1]
Blount married Jackie Steigerwalt on December 27, 1958.[3] They had two children, Brian and Lori.
Blount died in Hamilton, Ohio on August 22, 2017, at the age of 82.[3]
Bibliography edit
- Blount, Jim (1994). Champion: 100 Years of Papermaking in Hamilton, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Champion International Corporation. ASIN B0006P7HIW.
- Blount, Jim (1998). The Civil War and Butler County. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006QYGGC.
- Blount, Jim; Crout, George; Shriver, Phillip R. (2000). The 1900s: 100 Years in the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006RH2IU.
- Blount, Jim (2001). Butler County Biographies. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006RS9NM.
- Blount, Jim (2002). Flood : Butler County's greatest weather disaster - March 1913. Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press. ASIN B0006RZLOW.
- Blount, Jim (2006). Fort Hamilton Diary: The St. Clair Campaign, people, places & events in the 1791 conflict in the Old Northwest. Shandon and Hamilton, Ohio: Past/Present/Press.
- Blount, Jim (2011). Fernald, a brief history.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Rutledge, Mike (August 23, 2017). "Hamilton historian, transportation guru dies at age 82". Dayton Daily News.
- ^ a b Rutledge, Mike (June 22, 2017). "South Hamilton Crossing to be named after local historian Jim Blount". Journal-News.
- ^ a b "Obituary for James 'Jim' Blount". Weigel Funeral Home. Retrieved August 26, 2017.