Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876
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Blair, Francis P., 1791-1876.
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Blair, Francis P. (Francis Preston), 1791-1876.
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Francis P. Blair, 1791-1876, was an influential Kentucky politician, and later, a Washington, D.C. newspaper editor. In 1814, Blair held the position of Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk, and in the 1820's was appointed Clerk of the New Court of Appeals. When the New Court collapsed, Blair became a writer for Amos Kendall's Argus of the Western America. Many pieces were printed in this publication supporting the election of Andrew Jackson over Henry Clay.
Newspaperman and politician; resident of Washington, D.C.
Politician; president, Bank of Kentucky, 1828-1830; editor, Washington Globe, 1830-1845; arranged the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, attempting to end the Civil War, Feb. 1865.
Francis Preston Blair and John Cook Rives were publishers of the Globe and the Congressional Globe, Washington, D.C. newspapers.
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