Francis Preston Blair Jr.
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Francis Preston Blair Jr. was a United States senator, a United States representative, and a Union Army major general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Repres
Blair in 1862
General Blair and his staff
Francis Preston Blair Jr., National Statuary Hall Collection
Bust of Blair by William Couper at Vicksburg National Military Park
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
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
…politics until his death three years later. Blair was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the third and youngest son of newspaper editor and politician Francis Preston Blair, and Eliza Violet (née Gist) Blair. He was the brother of Montgomery Blair, a Mayor of St. Louis and Postmaster General under Lincoln, and the cousin…
Blair c. 1870
Blair in a May 1845 portrait by Thomas Sully
Blair and his wife Eliza Violet Gist Blair at The Silver Spring
lThe entrance to Blair House at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.