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'''James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy''' (c. 1533 – 1582) was an [[England|English]] peer.
==Life==
Blount was born circa 1533 in [[Barnstaple#History|Barnstaple, Devon]], the eldest son of [[Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy]] (1516–1544) and Ann Willoughby. He inherited his title on the death of his father. He was made a [[Order of the Bath|Knight of the Bath]] at the coronation of Queen Mary (29 September 1553); and was [[Lord Lieutenant of Dorset]] in 1559.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Blount, Charles (d.1545)|volume=5}}</ref>
He was one of the commissioners who tried [[Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk|the Duke of Norfolk]] in 1572, and spent the fortune of his family in the pursuit of [[alchemy]]. [[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley|Lord Burghley]] encouraged him in the manufacture of [[alum]] and [[copperas]] between 1566 and 1572.<ref name="DNB"/>
Blount also had a reputation as a supporter of Protestantism, in line with that of his father and grandfather. [[Henry Bennet (reformer)|Henry Bennet]] lauded him in 1561, mentioning also his patronage of [[Eliseus Bomelius]], and the same year [[Jean Veron]] dedicated to him an anti-papal tract.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=2682|title=Blount, Charles|first=James P.|last=Carley}}</ref><ref>{{cite ODNB|id=2811|title=Bomelius, Eliseus|first=John|last=Bennell}}</ref>
==Family==
On 17 May 1558, he married Catherine Leigh, daughter of Thomas Leigh of Durham St. Oswalds, Yorkshire. They had five children: William, [[Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire|Charles]], Christopher, Ann, and Edward.<ref name="DNB"/>
On his death on 10 October 1582, in Hook (near [[Okehampton]]), the title passed to his eldest son [[William Blount, 7th Baron Mountjoy]].<ref name="DNB"/>
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