The Political Graveyard: Blair family

Blair family

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Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) — also known as Francis P. Blair — of Maryland. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., April 12, 1791. Son of James Blair; married to Eliza Gist; father of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair, Jr.. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Pres. Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" of trusted advisors; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860; advisor to Pres. Abraham Lincoln during Civil War. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., October 18, 1876. Burial location unknown.
- See also Blair family
Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) — of Missouri; Maryland. Born in Franklin County, Ky., May 10, 1813. Son of Eliza (Gist) Blair and Francis Preston Blair; brother of Francis Preston Blair, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860; U.S. Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1882. Episcopalian. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., July 27, 1883. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also Blair family
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (1821-1875) — also known as Francis P. Blair, Jr. — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., February 19, 1821. Son of Francis Preston Blair and Eliza (Gist) Blair; brother of Montgomery Blair; married, September 8, 1847, to Appolene Alexander. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1857-59, 1860, 1861-62, 1863-64; resigned 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1868; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1871-73. Died in St. Louis, Mo., July 8, 1875. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
- See also Blair family
- See also: congressional biography.
- Books about Francis P. Blair: William Earl Parrish, Frank Blair: Lincoln's Conservative

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