James G. Blair
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James Gorrall Blair was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
He moved to Monticello, Missouri
, in 1840 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Blair was elected circuit clerk in 1848 and served until 1854.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canton, Missouri
, in 1854.
He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1870.
Blair was elected as a Liberal Republican to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Monticello, Missouri
, March 1, 1904.
He was interred in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Missouri
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Biography
Born near Blairville, Kentucky, Blair was self-educated, having attended the public schools only three months.He moved to Monticello, Missouri
Monticello, Missouri
Monticello is a village in Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.Monticello is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, in 1840 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Blair was elected circuit clerk in 1848 and served until 1854.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canton, Missouri
Canton, Missouri
Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,557 at the 2000 census. Canton is the site of Culver-Stockton College, a small liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church...
, in 1854.
He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1870.
Blair was elected as a Liberal Republican to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Monticello, Missouri
Monticello, Missouri
Monticello is a village in Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.Monticello is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, March 1, 1904.
He was interred in Forest Grove Cemetery, Canton, Missouri
Canton, Missouri
Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,557 at the 2000 census. Canton is the site of Culver-Stockton College, a small liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church...
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