Blair, Henry W. (Henry William), 1834-1920
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Fuller Name
- Henry William
Variants
- Blair, Mr. (Henry William), 1834-1920
- Blair, H. W. (Henry William), 1834-1920
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Birth Date
- 1834-12-06
Death Date
- 1920-03-14
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Has Affiliation
- Organization:New Hampshire. General Court. House of Representatives
- Affiliation End: 1866
Has Affiliation
- Organization:New Hampshire. General Court. Senate
- Affiliation Start: 1867
- Affiliation End: 1868
Has Affiliation
- Organization:United States. Congress. House
- Affiliation Start: 1875
- Affiliation End: 1879
Has Affiliation
- Organization:United States. Congress. Senate
- Affiliation Start: 1879
- Affiliation End: 1885
Has Affiliation
- Organization:United States. Congress. Senate
- Affiliation Start: 1885
- Affiliation End: 1891
Has Affiliation
- Organization:United States. Congress. House
- Affiliation Start: 1893
- Affiliation End: 1895
Occupation
- Occupation:Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Occupation
- Occupation:Legislators
Occupation
- Occupation:Lawyers
Occupation
- Occupation:Public prosecutors
Occupation
- Occupation:Soldiers
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Blair, Henry W (Henry William), 1834-1920
Henry W. Blair
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Sources
- found:NUCMC data from N.J. Hist. Soc. for Morris, G.P. Papers, 1843-1918(Henry W. Blair)
- found:LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Blair, Henry William, 1834-1920; usage: Henry W. Blair)
- found:Memorial of W.F. Bryant in the matter of Louis Riel, 1888?:p. 1 (Mr. Blair, Committee on Foreign Relations; Senate)
- found:Personal explanation of Hon. H.W. Blair, of New Hampshire ... 1886.
- found:Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Aug. 14, 2008(Blair, Henry William, a Representative and a Senator from N.H.; b. Dec. 6, 1834; d. Mar. 14, 1920)
- found:Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, Aug. 25, 2017:(Senate years of service: 1879-1885; 1885-1891 ... Blair, Henry William, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Campton, Grafton County, N.H., December 6, 1834; attended the common schools and private academies; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Plymouth, N.H.; appointed prosecuting attorney for Grafton County 1860; during the Civil War served in the Union Army as lieutenant colonel of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry; member, State house of representatives 1866; member, State senate 1867-1868; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879); was not a candidate for renomination in 1878; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate on June 17, 1879, for the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1885, and served from June 20, 1879, to March 3, 1885; the State legislature not being in session, he was appointed on March 5, 1885, and elected on June 17, 1885, to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1885, and served from March 10, 1885, to March 3, 1891; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1891; chairman, Committee on Education and Labor (Forty-seventh through Fifty-first Congresses); declined an appointment as judge of the district court for the district of New Hampshire tendered by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891; was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China March 6, 1891; he was objected to by the Chinese Government as being persona non grata; subsequently tendered his resignation which was accepted October 6, 1891; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895); was not a candidate for reelection in 1894; engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C., until his death on March 14, 1920; interment in Campton Cemetery, Campton, N.H.)
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