John Blair (Tennessee)
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John Blair was an American politician who represented Tennessee
in the United States House of Representatives
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and attended Martin Academy and graduated from Washington College
in Tennessee in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1813, and practiced. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
between 1815 and 1817 and as a member of the Tennessee Senate
between 1817 and 1821.
Blair was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and re-elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through Twenty-third Congresses. He served as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1835. During the Twentieth Congress, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834.
John Blair retired to private life, then again became a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1849 and 1850. He resumed the practice of law, died in Jonesboro, Tennessee and was interred
in Old Cemetery.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
in the United States House of Representatives
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...
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Biography
He was born in Blairs Mill near Jonesborough, TennesseeJonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The population was 4,168 at the 2000 census...
and attended Martin Academy and graduated from Washington College
Washington College Academy
Washington College Academy is a private Presbyterian-affiliated educational institution located in Limestone, Tennessee. Founded in 1780 by Doctor of Divinity Samuel Doak, the Academy for many years offered accredited college, junior college and college preparatory instruction to day and boarding...
in Tennessee in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
in 1813, and practiced. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional requirements:...
between 1815 and 1817 and as a member of the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...
between 1817 and 1821.
Blair was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and re-elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through Twenty-third Congresses. He served as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1835. During the Twentieth Congress, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834.
John Blair retired to private life, then again became a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1849 and 1850. He resumed the practice of law, died in Jonesboro, Tennessee and was interred
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
in Old Cemetery.