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Francis Preston Blair

  • 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. Washington, D. C. District of Columbia 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

  • 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 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

  • 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. Lexington 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

  • 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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