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Francis Preston Blair

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Francis Preston Blair 1791-1876, American journalist and politician, b. Abingdon, Va. Through the Frankfort, Ky., journal Argus of Western America, which he edited with Amos Kendall , Blair was an ardent supporter of Andrew Jackson. At William T. Barry's suggestion, he traveled to Washington and established the Washington (D.C.) Globe in Dec., 1830, which exerted great political influence as the Jacksonian "court journal" until 1841. Along with Kendall, Blair also was one of the leading members of the Kitchen Cabinet . In Washington he also founded the Congressional Globe... Read more

Francis Preston Blair
Francis Preston Blair The American journalist and politician Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) was a close...President Andrew Jackson. Blair joined the antislavery...throughout the Civil War. Francis P. Blair was born on April 12... Read more

Francis Preston Blair
...general in the Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky., son of Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876). A St. Louis lawyer, Blair led the Free-So...Senate (1871-73). Bibliography: See W. E. Smith, The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics (1933); B. J. Hendrick, Lincoln... Read more

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