Francis Preston Blair

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Francis Preston Blair was a prominent 19th-century American journalist and political adviser who became an influential figure in national politics as a close ally of President Andrew Jackson and a key leader in the Democratic and later Republican parties.

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Francis Preston Blair canonical 5
Francis Preston Blair Jr. 4
Francis P. Blair Jr. 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
human
journalist
political adviser
advisorTo Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
associatedWith Blair House, official guest house of the U.S. President
linked to: Blair House
burialPlace Rock Creek Cemetery
child Elizabeth Blair Lee
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Montgomery Blair
closeAllyOf Andrew Jackson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1791-04-12
dateOfDeath 1876-10-18
educatedAt Transylvania University
employer Washington Globe
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish Americans
familyName Blair
founded Washington Globe
givenName Francis
knownFor anti-slavery advocacy within major parties
influence in national politics during the Jacksonian era
mediating between political factions
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

Free Soil Party
Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
notableRelative Benjamin Gratz Brown
Gideon Lee
notableWork Washington Globe
occupation journalist
newspaper editor
political adviser
politician
owned Washington Globe
placeOfBirth Abingdon, Virginia
placeOfDeath Silver Spring, Maryland
playedRoleIn formation of the Republican Party
opposition to the expansion of slavery
politicalAlignment Jacksonian Democrat
linked to: Jacksonian Party
politicalMovement Free Soil movement
linked to: Free Soil Party

Jacksonian democracy
linked to: Jacksonian era
residence Blair House, Washington, D.C.
linked to: Blair House

Silver Spring, Maryland
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Eliza Violet Gist

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Blair House namedAfter Francis Preston Blair
Samuel Knox precededBy Francis P. Blair Jr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair
Frank Blair Jr. father Francis Preston Blair
1868 United States presidential election vicePresidentialRunningMateOfHoratio Seymour Francis P. Blair Jr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair
Camp Jackson Affair commander Francis P. Blair Jr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair
Blair hasNotableBearer Francis Preston Blair
Francis Preston Blair child Francis Preston Blair Jr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair
Montgomery Blair father Francis Preston Blair
Montgomery Blair sibling Francis Preston Blair Jr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair
Andrew Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet hasPart Francis Preston Blair
United States presidential election, 1868 runningMateOfLoser Francis Preston Blair Jr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair
Horatio Seymour runningMate Francis Preston Blair Jr.
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Blair political family hasNotableMember Francis Preston Blair Sr.
linked to: Francis Preston Blair