BLAIR, MONTGOMERY
\blˈe͡ə], \blˈeə], \b_l_ˈeə]\
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(1813-1883), of Maryland, statesman, served in the Seminole War. Was Mayor of St. Louis in 1842 and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Missouri from 1843 to 1849, but removed to Maryland in 1852. In 1861 he was appointed Postmaster-General by President Lincoln. His resignation was accepted in 1864, after which he acted with the Democratic party.
By John Franklin Jameson
