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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.
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.
Francis Preston Blair Sr. (April 12, 1791 – October 18, 1876) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and influential figure in national politics advising several U.S. presidents across party lines.
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.
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.
Frank Blair Jr. served honorably as a colonel in the Union army, where he fought alongside Ulysses S. Grant in the struggle for Vicksburg. After the war, he would serve as a U.S. senator for Missouri from 1871 to 1873.
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.
