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Francis Preston Blair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Preston Blair (April 12, 1791 – October 18, 1876), American journalist and politician, was born at Abingdon, Virginia. Blair moved to Kentucky, graduated from Transylvania University in 1811, took to journalism, and was a contributor to Amos Kendall's paper, the Argus, at Frankfort. After Lincoln's re-election in 1864 Blair thought that his former close personal relations with the Confederate leaders might aid in bringing about a cessation of hostilities, and with Lincoln's consent went unofficially to Richmond and induced President Jefferson Davis to appoint commissioners to confer with representatives of the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Preston_Blair   (340 words)

FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR, JR., USA Francis Preston Blair, Jr., was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on February 19, 1821. In 1868, Blair became the Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1868, and was appointed to the Senate to fill a term in 1871. During the summer of 1862, Blair recruited seven regiments, and was commissioned a brigadier general in the US Army on August 7 of that year. www.multied.com /Bio/UGENS/USABlair.html   (311 words)

Pictorial and Genealogical Record of Greene County, MO Blair understood his opponents well and his political adversaries soon found that he could not be put down by threats He became a stanch supporter of Col. Benton in 1849, and in 1852 was elected to the Lower House, from St. Louis on the Benton ticket, and re-elected two years later. Blair contested the seat and was decided to be entitled to it, but declined it, and left the question to be decided by the people. Blair became captain of the first Federal company enlisted in Missouri, and was unanimously elected colonel of first regiment organized. thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org /lochist/history/pictorial/blair.html   (1075 words)

A Place Called Blair Blair Valley was divided between 2 states in 1764-67 when Mason and Dixon laid out a line of milestones which bore the letters M for Maryland and P for Pennsylvania. Blair was descended from one of the pioneer families of this region for whom Blair's Fork was named. It was established in 1964 as Blair Academy, a division of George Peabody College, by the Justin and Valere Potter Foundation through a bequest of Valere Blair Potter in memory of her mother, Myra Jackson Blair. www.blairsociety.org /blplace.htm   (6600 words)

Blair Family Papers (Library of Congress) Blair was also involved in the preparation of William E. Smith's history of the Blair family and retained Smith's files of interviews, genealogical data, and related correspondence before and after the publication in 1933 of his The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics. Blair assumed the role of family historian and was instrumental in placing in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division the Andrew Jackson Papers, the Levi Woodbury family papers, the Asa Clapp family papers, and the Blair family papers. The papers of Woodbury Blair (1852-1933), lawyer and businessman, span the period from 1866 to 1892 and chiefly concern the settlement of the estate of Montgomery and Mary Elizabeth Woodbury Blair. www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/blair.html   (3317 words)

Gen. Francis Preston Blair Blair became the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1868 and was appointed to the senate in 1871 to fill a vacant seat. Blair was the son of an advisor to presidents and the brother of Montgomery Blair, President Abraham Lincoln’s first postmaster general. Blair recruited seven regiments during the summer of 1862 and was commissioned a Union brigadier general on August 7, 1862. www.usgennet.org /usa/mo/county/stlouis/blair.htm   (443 words)

I487: Preston Blair MCGUIRE (7 Jul 1825 - ) Preston Blair McGuire is listed in the 1860 Census for the Analy Township in the Sonoma County, as P. I487: Preston Blair MCGUIRE (7 Jul 1825 -) Preston appears to have been involved with Allen Harding in seeking a "lost" silver deposit in the Black Rock desert, though the evidence for this is not conclusive. cotati.sjsu.edu /cockrill/d0008/I487.html   (274 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Francis Preston Blair Blair, Francis Preston (1821-1875), American political and military leader, son of Francis Preston Blair and brother of Montgomery Blair, born in... Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876), American journalist and politician, born in Abingdon, Virginia, and educated at Transylvania University (now... MSN Encarta - Search Results - Francis Preston Blair encarta.msn.com /Francis_Preston_Blair.html   (126 words)

Lafayette Square - A National Historic District in St. Louis, Missouri -- Francis Blair His father, Francis Preston Blair, a prominent politician, was for several years the editor of the " Globe," a Democratic journal, published in Washington. Blair attached himself to the Free Soil party, and, from this time forward, opposed the extension of slavery into theTerritories, both as a public speaker and in the " Missouri Democrat," of which he was the editor for a time. Blair enrolled a regiment in St. Louis, and succeeded in keeping his secret until its services were required in the field. www.lafayettesquare.org /gallery/historicalphotos/blair.html   (829 words)

AllRefer.com - Francis Preston Blair, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Francis Preston Blair 1791–1876, American journalist and politician, b. Later, because of his antislavery views, Blair was one of the founders of the Republican party, and he presided over its first national convention in 1856. Along with Kendall, Blair also was one of the leading members of the Kitchen Cabinet. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BlairFDad.html   (354 words)

Elizabeth%20Blair%20Lee.%20Letter%20writer.htm Not wanting his daughter to put on airs, Francis Preston Blair carefully outlined what she was to be taught and arranged to have her spend her weekends with Rebecca Gratz, a socially conscious and influential Philadelphian who was a sister of his wife's brother-in-law and who, indeed, became Blair's role model. Lee, Elizabeth Blair (20 June 1818-13 Sept. 1906), letter writer and director of an orphan home, was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, the daughter of Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876), an editor and adviser to presidents, and Eliza Violet Gist (Eliza Violet Gist Blair), a newspaperwoman and political hostess. Blair's formal education was capped with an 1833-1835 stint at Madame Adele Sigoigne's prestigious school in Philadelphia. www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpXIII/Elizabeth%20Blair%20Lee.%20Letter%20writer.htm   (1242 words)

Blair Lee House Montgomery Blair, son of Francis Preston Blair, resided in the house as well, and was a trusted advisor to President Lincoln before and during the Civil War. In 1836, Francis Preston Blair, Sr., a member of Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" and copublisher of the Globe, the influential mouthpiece of the administration, purchased the Blair House. Montgomery Blair advised Lincoln on important matters such as the reinforcing of Fort Sumter and was instrumental from holding Maryland out of the Confederacy. www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc25.htm   (314 words)

Blair Family Treasures The son of Francis Preston, Montgomery Blair graduated from West Point in 1835, served the Army briefly and resigned to study law in St. Louis, Mo., with Thomas Hart Benton. A feisty editor from Kentucky, Francis Preston Blair was invited to Washington by President Andrew Jackson for the purpose of starting a party organ for the Democrats. Kranz said the Clay letters to Francis Blair are sure to be interesting because of the animosity between Jacksonian Democrats, of whom Blair was one, and Clay during the 1824 presidential election. www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/0010/blair.html   (1365 words)

Blair and Lee Family Papers Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876), his daughter, Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818-1906), her husband, Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897), their son Blair Lee (1857-1944, Princeton Class of 1880), and his cousin, Andrew Alexander Blair (1848-1932) The correspondence is indicative of the close relationship between Lee and his parents, Elizabeth Blair Lee and Samuel Phillips Lee, as well as the warm family ties he enjoyed with the extended Blair and Lee families and later with the Brooke family, the relatives of Anne Clymer Brooke Lee, whom he married in 1891. Of special interest is the correspondence between Lee and his wife, Elizabeth Blair Lee, during the long periods when he was at sea and she remained at home in Washington, D.C. observing and reflecting on the political and social scenes, especially during the Civil War years (1861-1864). libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/blairlee   (1248 words)

Francis Preston Blair BLAIR, Francis Preston, soldier, born in Lexington, Kentucky, 19 February 1821; died in St. Louis, Mo., 8 July 1875, was a son of Francis P. Blair noticed above. Blair, at a meeting of the republican leaders in St. Louis, showed the necessity of immediate effort to prevent the seizure by the state authorities of the St. Louis arsenal, containing 65,000 stand of arms belonging to the government. In January 1871, General Blair again entered the legislature of Missouri, and in the same month he was elected to fill a vacancy in the United States senate, where he remained until 1873, when he was a candidate for re-election, but was defeated. www.famousamericans.net /francisprestonblair1   (852 words)

Preston Francis Preston Blair, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician - Blair, Francis Preston, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician, b. Francis PRESTON - PRESTON, Francis (1765—1836) PRESTON, Francis, (father of William Campbell Preston and uncle... Preston has an active port and is a center of cotton and rayon manufacturing. www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0840087.html   (227 words)

Francis P. Blair Francis Blair was born in Virginia in 1791, but early moved to Kentucky where his father served as attorney general of the state. Blair was graduated from Transylvania University, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1817, but owing to a vocal defect never practiced. Blair was initially a supporte r of fellow Kentuckian, Henry Clay, but their divergent political views soon sent Blair into the Jackson ranks. www.tulane.edu /~latner/FBlair.html   (342 words)

Blair and Lee Family Papers Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876), journalist and politician, was born in Abingdon, Va., and raised in Kentucky. Contain letters by Elizabeth Blair Lee to her husband during their courtship and after their marriage, the bulk of which were written during the period of the Civil War when Lee was at sea, letters by Lee's brother and sister, John F. Lee and Frances A. Lee Robinson Pettit, and correspondence with miscellaneous family members. Blair was forced to resign in 1845 by the new president, James K. Polk. libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/blairlee/blairlee2.html   (3248 words)

Francis Preston Blair -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Blair had two sons, (additional info and facts about Montgomery Blair) Montgomery Blair (1813–1883), and (additional info and facts about Francis Preston Blair, Jr.) Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Francis Preston Blair -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article In 1830, having become an ardent follower of (7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)) Andrew Jackson, he was made editor of the (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Washington Globe, the recognized organ of the Jackson party. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fr/Francis_Preston_Blair.htm   (151 words)

Publications 6 "Francis Preston Blair and his two sons, Francis Preston and Montgomery, are representatives of a longer period of influence in American politics than any other family except the Adams family." Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) supported Andrew Jackson. James Blair (d.1748) moved from Scotland to England, and immigrated to Henrico County, Virginia, later moving to Jamestown and then to Williamsburg, Virginia, whree he founded William and Mary College. David Blair and his family emigrated from Scotland, lived two years in Northern Ireland, and then in 1720 immigrated to America, settling in Worcester County, Massachusetts. blairgenealogy.com /pubs06.html   (853 words)

Blair, Francis Preston, Jr. --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia Blair, Francis P. journalist and longtime Democratic politician who helped form the Republican Party in the 1850s in an effort to stem the expansion of slavery. Blair pushed his party to the political center with a “New Labour” agenda, which embraced a mixed economy, supported the United Kingdom's integration into the European Union, and stressed aggressive crime prevention. The life of the English writer Francis Thompson was marked by ill health and tragedy. www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9317628   (627 words)

Blair City Blair favored readmitting the seceded stated to the Union and leaving them free to solve their own reconstruction problems. During the Civil war, Blair was elected to the United State House of Representatives three times and to the Senate once. The stand of the Democratic party on slavery caused him to withdraw and join the Republicans in 1857. www.moboysstate.org /reference/cities_counties/cities/blair   (329 words)

FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR (A BIOGRAPHY) - Hotel Resource Book Store Francis Preston Blair was born at Abingdon, Va., on April 12, 1791, was editor of the Jackson Democratic paper, the Globe, from 1830 to 1845, and died Oct 19, 1876. Francis Preston Blair was a confidant of Jackson and Lincoln, and the father of Montgomery Blair (Lincoln's Postmaster-General till the fall of 1864) and of Francis Preston "Frank" Blair, Jr., who served in the House of Representatives and the Senate from Missouri and was a... I found this book written with a sprightly style and really enjoyed it. www.hotelresource.com /bookstore/asinsearch_0029295106.html   (183 words)

Silver Spring Timeline - Francis Preston Blair opens the first Silver Spring post office.  The name is changed to Sligo two years later.  The area near the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue is identified as Sligo on State Roads Commission highway maps as late as 1958. - Francis Preston Blair moves from Kentucky to Washington at the request of President Andrew Jackson to serve as editor of the Democratic newspaper The Globe. - Francis Preston Blair, his daughter, Elizabeth, along with their thirsty horse, Selim, discover the spring after which Silver Spring takes its name.  Sparkling flakes of mica in the water give it the appearance of silver. www.homestead.com /silverspringhistory/timeline.html   (689 words)

NLM Newsline 2000 July-September, Vol. 55, No. 3 Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor, friend of Andrew Jackson, and founder of a politically prominent family, bought the house after Lovell's death. In 1942 Blair House was purchased for use as the official Presidential guest house, after Eleanor Roosevelt found the visiting Winston Churchill wandering the White House corridors in his nightshirt in the early morning hours, hoping to rouse the President for breakfast. Blair House, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, is the beautifully appointed residence where visiting heads of state stay during official visits. wwwqa.nlm.nih.gov /pubs/nlmnews/julysept00/js00_lovell.html   (769 words)

Great American History Fact-Finder - -Blair Family Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876), journalist and political leader, founded (1830) and edited the Washington Globe (which became the official organ of the Democratic party) and advised Andrew Jackson as a member of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet. Blair House, the family mansion on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., was purchased by the federal government and is used to house guests of the United States. Blair helped elect Lincoln to the presidency and served as his adviser, arranging the unsuccessful peace conference at Hampton Roads in 1865. college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/gahff/html/ff_021600_blairfamily.htm   (193 words)

BLAIR, Francis Preston, Jr. (1821-1875) Guide to Research Papers Letter from Varina Howell Davis to U.S. General Blair relating in detail the capture of her husband, Jefferson Davis, complaining of his treatment in prison, and describing her own circumstances. Correspondence between father and sons concerning state and national politics, family and financial matters, the Civil War, military affairs, and appointments; material on Blair Monument Association; photographs; and portraits. Washington, DC Papers: In Blair family papers, 1793-1933. bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=B000523   (178 words)

Picture History - General Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (1821-1875) Francis Preston Blair led the Free-Soil party in Missouri in 1848 and as a U.S. congressman he attacked slavery and became an energetic Lincoln supporter in 1860. Picture History - General Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Custom requests may take up to two weeks to be fulfilled and require an additional charge. www.picturehistory.com /find/p/6782/mcms.html   (136 words)

The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Blair Son of George Blair and Rhoda (Beackman) Blair; father of Charles A. Blair. Blair, Jacob Beeson (1821-1901) — also known as Jacob B. Blair — of West Virginia. Blair, Ida — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. politicalgraveyard.com /bio/blair.html   (1036 words)

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