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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. (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.
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 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.
Mar 16, 2024 · Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (more commonly known as Frank Blair) was born on February 19, 1821, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the youngest child of Francis Preston and Eliza Gist Blair. His older brother, Montgomery Blair, served as Postmaster General of the United States during the American Civil War.
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.
From the 1830s to the 1870s Francis Preston Blair played an important, outspoken, and at times crucial role in American politics. For over forty turbulent years, he was unequivocal. His constant guide was Andrew Jackson's image, which he himself had largely created while editing the Washington Globe.
