John Blair (Tennessee)
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| John Blair | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district |
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| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1835 |
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| Preceded by | John Rhea |
| Succeeded by | William B. Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 13, 1790 Jonesborough, Tennessee |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Jonesborough, Tennessee |
| Political party | Jacksonian Republican |
| Alma mater | Washington College |
| Profession | lawyer politician |
John Blair (September 13, 1790 – July 9, 1863) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
Blair was born in Blairs Mill near Jonesborough, Tennessee the son of John Blair, Jr., and attended Martin Academy. He graduated from Washington College in Tennessee in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and began practicing.
Career
A member of the Tennessee House of Representatives between 1815 and 1817, Blair also served as a member of the Tennessee Senate between 1817 and 1821.[1]
Blair was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and re-elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through Twenty-third Congresses. He served as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1835.[2] During the Twentieth Congress, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Twentieth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834.
After retiring to private life, Blair again became a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1849 and 1850. He resumed the practice of law.
Death
Blair died in Jonesboro, Tennessee on July 9, 1863 at age 72 years, 330 days. He is interred at Old Cemetery in Jonesboro.[3]
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st congressional district 1823-1835 |
Succeeded by William B. Carter |
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- Tennessee State Senators
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- 1790 births
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- Tennessee Jacksonians
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- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
