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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 Confederacy at 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
Mar 16, 2024 · Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (AKA Frank) Birth Date: February 19, 1821; Birth Location: Lexington, Kentucky; Parents: Francis Preston and Elizabeth (Gist) Blair; Education: North Carolina (did not graduate) Yale University (did not graduate) Princeton (1842) Occupation: Lawyer; Politician; Newspaper publisher; Military officer; Career Summary:
- Harry Searles
Mar 16, 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
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
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 ...
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Although both Generals Grant and Sherman often criticized "political" generals, they praised Blair was one of the best military leaders in the war. In 1868, Blair became the Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1868, and was appointed to the Senate to fill a term in 1871. He died in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 9. 1875.
