Montgomery Blair
Politician
1813 – 1883
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Who was Montgomery Blair?
Montgomery Blair, the son of Francis Preston Blair, elder brother of Francis Preston Blair, Jr. and cousin of B. Gratz Brown, was a politician and lawyer from Maryland. Despite belonging to a prominent slaveholding family, Blair was an abolitionist and a loyal member of the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
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- Born
- May 10, 1813
Franklin County - Also known as
- Judge Montgomery Blair
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Jul 27, 1883
Silver Spring - Resting place
- Rock Creek Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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