Blair family
Biographical Notes
Francis Preston Blair
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1791, Apr. 12:
Born, Abingdon, Va. -
1811:
Graduated, Transylvania University,Lexington, Ky. -
1812:
Volunteer, War of 1812 Married Eliza Violet Howard Gist -
1817:
Admitted to the Kentucky bar -
1818 -1825 :Contributor, Argus of Western America, Frankfort, Ky. -
1830 -1845 :Washington, D.C. Founder and editor, the Washington Globe, Washington, D.C. Member, Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" -
1856:
Changed support to the Republican party -
1860 -1865 :Supported and advised Abraham Lincoln -
1868:
Returned to the Democratic party -
1876, Oct. 18:
Died, Silver Spring, Md.
Frank P. Blair
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1821, Feb. 19:
Born, Lexington, Ky., son of Francis Preston Blair -
1841:
Graduated, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. -
1842 -1843 :Studied law, Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. -
1843:
Kentucky Admitted to the Kentucky bar Served in Mexican War -
1847:
Married Apolline Alexander -
1852 -1856 :Member, Missouri House of Representatives -
1857 -1864 :Member, United States House of Representatives -
1861:
Lieutenant colonel, United States Army -
1862:
Major general, United States Army -
1868:
Democratic party nominee for United States vice president -
1871 -1873 :Member, United States Senate -
1874:
Appointed Missouri superintendent of life insurance -
1875, July 9:
Died, St. Louis, Mo.
Montgomery Blair
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1813, May 10:
Born, Franklin County, Ky., son of Francis Preston Blair -
1835:
Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Lieutenant, United States Army, serving in Seminole Indian War -
1836:
Lexington, Ky. Studied law, Transylvania University,Lexington, Ky. Married Caroline Buckner (died 1844) -
1837:
Moved to St. Louis, Mo., admitted to the bar and practiced law -
1839 -1841 :Appointed United States district attorney for the State of Missouri -
1842 -1843 :Mayor, St. Louis, Mo. -
1843 -1849 :Judge, Court of Common Pleas, St. Louis, Mo. -
1844 -1852 :Delegate, Democratic National conventions -
1846:
Married Mary Elizabeth Woodbury -
1853:
Moved to Maryland -
1855:
Solicitor, United States Court of Claims Counsel for Dred Scott -
1860:
President, State Republican Convention,Baltimore, Md. -
1861 -1864 :United States postmaster general -
1876:
Electoral Committee counsel for Samuel J. Tilden -
1878:
Member, Maryland House of Delegates -
1882:
Unsuccessful candidate for United States Congress -
1883, July 27:
Died, Silver Spring, Md.
Gist Blair
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1860, Sept. 10:
Born, Washington, D.C., son of Montgomery Blair -
1880:
Graduated, Princeton University,Princeton, N.J. -
1880s -1896 :Practiced law, St. Louis, Mo. -
1897:
Moved to Washington, D.C.; practiced law -
1912:
Married Laura Lawson -
1940, Dec. 16:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Blair Family Papers, 1755-1968, (bulk 1829-1892), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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