James G. Blair

James Gorrall Blair (born January 1, 1825 in Blairville , Kentucky , †  March 1, 1904 in Monticello , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1873 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Blair only attended the public schools in his home country for three months. Then he taught himself the necessary school knowledge. In 1840 he came to Monticello, Missouri, where he worked in agriculture. Between 1848 and 1854, Blair was a bailiff at the District Court. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1854, he began to practice this profession in Canton .

Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1870 he was a delegate to the regional Republican party convention in Missouri. Shortly thereafter, he left the party and became a member of the short-lived Liberal Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1870 Blair was elected as their candidate in the eighth constituency of Missouri in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded John F. Benjamin on March 4, 1871 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1872, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1873 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, James Blair returned to practice as a lawyer. He also worked in agriculture again. He died on March 1, 1904 in Monticello and was buried in Canton.

Web links

• James G. Blair in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James G. Blair in the database of Find a Grave (English)