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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.
- 1830–1849
- Founder of the Republican Party
Mexican- American War. American Civil War. 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. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and was active in preventing the State of ...
- 1861–1865
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
8 de abr. de 2024 · Francis P. Blair (born April 12, 1791, Abingdon, Va., U.S.—died Oct. 18, 1876, Silver Spring, Md.) was a journalist and longtime Democratic politician who helped form the Republican Party in the 1850s in an effort to stem the expansion of slavery.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- Harry Searles
From the 1830s to the 1870s Francis Preston Blair played an important, outspoken, and at times crucial role in American politics. For over forty turbulent years, he was unequivocal. His constant guide was Andrew Jackson's image, which he himself had largely created while editing the Washington Globe.
Summary. 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. After serving two terms in the Missouri Senate, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856 as a Free Soil ...
