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Blair was born at Abingdon, Virginia to a Scottish-American named James Blair, a lawyer who became an Attorney General of Kentucky, and Elizabeth Smith. Raised in Frankfort, Kentucky and referred to as "Preston" by the family members, he graduated from Transylvania University with honors in 1811.
Francis Preston Blair Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was a United States Senator, a United States Congressman and a Union Major General during the Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and was active in preventing the State of Missouri from being absorbed into the ...
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (born Feb. 19, 1821, Lexington, Ky., U.S.—died July 9, 1875, St. Louis, Mo.) was a Missouri politician of the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras who opposed slavery and secession but later came out against Radical Reconstruction and black suffrage.
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Francis P. Blair (born April 12, 1791, Abingdon, Va., U.S.—died Oct. 18, 1876, Silver Spring, Md.) was a journalist and longtime Democratic politician who helped form the Republican Party in the 1850s in an effort to stem the expansion of slavery.
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Mar 16, 2024 · Learn about the life and career of Frank Blair, a U.S. senator, congressman, and Union general in the Civil War. Find out how he supported Abraham Lincoln, opposed slavery, and fought for Missouri's loyalty to the Union.
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May 11, 2018 · Francis Preston Blair. The American journalist and politician Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) was a close adviser of President Andrew Jackson. Blair joined the antislavery movement and was active in the newly created Republican party throughout the Civil War.
Mar 16, 2024 · Learn about Frank Blair, a U.S. senator, congressman, newspaper publisher and Union general in the Civil War. He was a close ally of Abraham Lincoln and a supporter of gradual emancipation.
