Blair, John, 1732-1800.
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American judge, delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention and associate justice on the Supreme Court from 1789-1796.
From the description of Receipt, 1793 March 2. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203791
John Blair, the writer of this letter was a Virginian legal scholar, educated at the College of William and Mary and studied law at London's Middle Temple. He was a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (1787) and served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790-1795). His father, also called John Blair (1687-1771) served on the Virginia Council and was at one time the acting Royal Governor of Virginia.
From the description of [Letter] 1779 Jan. 2, Wmsburg, [Vir., to] Gabriel Penn & Daniel Gaines, Amherst County / John Blair. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 171158319
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