John Blair, Jr.
Politician
1731 – 1800
Who was John Blair, Jr.?
John Blair, Jr. was an American politician, Founding Father and jurist.
Blair was one of the best-trained jurists of his day. A famous legal scholar, he avoided the tumult of state politics, preferring to work behind the scenes. But he was devoted to the idea of a permanent union of the newly independent states and loyally supported fellow Virginians James Madison and George Washington at the Constitutional Convention. His greatest contribution as a Founding Father came not in Philadelphia, but later as a judge on the Virginia court of appeals and on the U.S. Supreme Court, where he influenced the interpretation of the Constitution in a number of important decisions. Contemporaries praised Blair for such personal strengths as gentleness and benevolence, and for his ability to penetrate immediately to the heart of a legal question.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1731
Williamsburg - Also known as
- Mayor John Blair
- John Blair Jr.
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- College of William and Mary
- Died
- Aug 31, 1800
Williamsburg
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on July 23, 2013
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