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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 ...
- 1861–1865
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
His son, Francis Preston Blair Jr., was the party's nominee for vice president on a losing ticket in the 1868 election. Blair died in 1876 at age 85. His home, Blair House on Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. across from the White House, is now used to host visiting heads of state and other guests of the president.
- 1830–1849
- Founder of the Republican Party
16 de mar. de 2024 · Francis Preston Blair, Jr. February 19, 1821–July 9, 1875 U.S. Senator and Congressman from Missouri, Frank P. Blair was one of President Abraham Lincoln's more successful political generals, rising to command the 15th and 17th Army Corps during most of the major campaigns in the Western Theater of the Civil War.
- Harry Searles
16 de mar. de 2024 · Francis Preston Blair, Jr. - Facts February 19, 1821–July 9, 1875 Key facts about U.S. Senator and Congressman Frank P. Blair who was one of President Abraham Lincoln's more successful political generals.
- Harry Searles
Summary. Francis Preston Blair, Junior (1821-75) was a member of prominent political family with ties to the border states of Missouri and Maryland but which opposed slavery and stood with Lincoln during the Civil War. After serving two terms in the Missouri Senate, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856 as a Free Soil ...
(1821–75). Missouri politician Francis Preston Blair, Jr., was active before and during the American Civil War and in the following Reconstruction period. He opposed slavery and secession but later came out against Radical Reconstruction and black suffrage. Blair was born on February 19, 1821, in Lexington, Kentucky.
