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James G. Blair

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(January 1, 1825 — March 1, 1904) Blair was a businessman, lawyer, and politician. James Gorrall Blair was born in Blairville, Kentucky in 1825 and moved to Missouri in 1840. There he worked in agriculture and was elected as a circuit clerk. After serving as circuit clerk from 1848 to 1854, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854. Blair was elected as a Liberal Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. Following his service in Congress, Blair returned to Missouri where he continued to practice law and engage in agriculture until his death in 1904. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000527]

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