BLAIR, FRANCIS PRESTON
\blˈe͡ə], \blˈeə], \b_l_ˈeə]\
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(1791-1876), was a prominent politician for half a century. As the editor of the Washington Globe he wielded a great influence in the Jacksonian wing of the Democratic party. After the political disintegration caused by slavery, he became one of the founders of the Republican party but avoided advocating a radical policy. Toward the close of his life he acted again with the Democrats.
By John Franklin Jameson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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