Eliza Violet Blair
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Eliza Violet Blair was an American journalist and political hostess who developed a network of political figures which provided contacts for newspaper articles and editorials and to help build her hus
Francis Preston Blair seated and his wife standing alongside, full length portrait
Francis Preston Blair
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Francis Preston Blair Sr. was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and influential figure in national politics advising various U.S. presidents across party lines. He was an early member of the D
Eliza Violet Blair
…political figures which provided contacts for newspaper articles and editorials and to help build her husband's and son's careers. Blair and her husband Francis Preston Blair managed the Washington Globe. She was the mother of Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General and a judge. Daughter Elizabeth Blair Lee was manager and…
Blair c. 1870
Blair in a May 1845 portrait by Thomas Sully
lThe entrance to Blair House at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.