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Blair family of Jackson, Michigan

Charles Austin Blair (1854-1912) — also known asCharles A. Blair — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,April10, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1896;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1899;Michiganstate attorney general, 1903-04;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1905-12; died in office 1912;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909.Scottishancestry.DiedAugust30, 1912 (age58 years, 142days).Interment atMt.Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.

Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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Bernard Blair (1801-1880) — of Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.Born in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 24,1801.Whig.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839;U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1841-43.Presbyterian.Died in Salem,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,May 7,1880 (age78 years, 349days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Salem, N.Y.

	Relatives: Sonof William Blair and Sally (Train) Blair; married to CharlotteLansing; third cousin ofAustinBlair; third cousin once removed ofCharlesAustin Blair.
		Political family:Blairfamily of Jackson, Michigan.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Austin Blair (1818-1894) — also known as"The War Governor" — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Caroline,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1818.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846;instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan,thefirstEnglish-speaking jurisdiction to do so;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1855-56;Governor ofMichigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1860;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881.Unitarian.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August6, 1894 (age76 years, 179days).Interment atMt.Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich.

	Relatives: Sonof Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married,February18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married,May 25,1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married,February16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father ofCharlesAustin Blair; third cousin ofBernardBlair.
		Political family:Blairfamily of Jackson, Michigan.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)

	Relatives: SonofAustinBlair; married,October8, 1879, to Effie C. North; third cousin once removed ofBernardBlair.
		Political family:Blairfamily of Jackson, Michigan.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —Michigan SupremeCourt Historical Society

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