See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

FRANCIS See also:

• PRESTON
• PRESTON, JOHN (1587-1628)

PRESTON See also:

• FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR (1791–1876)
• BLAIR, HUGH (1718-1800)
• BLAIR, JAMES (1656`1743)
• BLAIR, ROBERT (1699—1746)

BLAIR (1791–1876)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American journalist and politician, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• ABINGDON

Abingdon, See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia, on the 12th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1791 . He removed to See also:

• KENTUCKY

Kentucky, graduated at Transylvania University in 1811, took to journalism, and was a contributor to See also:

• AMOS
• AMOS, SHELDON (1835–1886)

Amos See also:

• KENDALL, HENRY CLARENCE (1841-1882)

Kendall's See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper, the See also:

• ARGUS

Argus, at See also:

• FRANK, JAKOB (1726-1791)

Frank-fort . In 1830, having become an ardent follower of See also:

• ANDREW (Gr. 'AvBp4as, manly)
• ANDREW, JOHN ALBION (1818-1867)

Andrew See also:

• JACKSON
• JACKSON, ANDREW (1767-1845)
• JACKSON, CYRIL (1746-1819)
• JACKSON, FREDERICK GEORGE (186o– )
• JACKSON, HELEN MARIA (1831–1885)
• JACKSON, MASON (c. 1820-1903)
• JACKSON, THOMAS (1579-1640)
• JACKSON, THOMAS JONATHAN (1824-1863)
• JACKSON, WILLIAM (1730-1803)

Jackson, he was made editor of the See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington Globe, the recognized See also:

• ORGAN

organ of the Jackson party . In this capacity, and as a member of Jackson's " See also:

• KITCHEN (O.E. cycene; this and other cognate forms, such as Dutch keuken, Ger. Kiuche, Dan. kokken, Fr. cuisine, are formed from the Low Lat. cucina, Lat. coquina, coquere, to cook)

Kitchen See also:

• CABINET

Cabinet," he See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long exerted a powerful See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence; the Globe was the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration organ until 1841, and the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief Democratic organ until 1845; See also:

• BLAIR, FRANCIS PRESTON (1791–1876)
• BLAIR, HUGH (1718-1800)
• BLAIR, JAMES (1656`1743)
• BLAIR, ROBERT (1699—1746)

Blair ceased to be its editor in 1849 . In 1848 he actively supported See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin See also:

• VAN

Van Buren, the See also:

• FREE

Free See also:

• SOIL

Soil See also:

• CANDIDATE

candidate, for the See also:

• PRESIDENCY

presidency, and in 1852 he supported See also:

• FRANKLIN
• FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
• FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN (1786-1847)
• FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BUEL (1823-1903)

Franklin See also:

• PIERCE, FRANKLIN (1804—1869)

Pierce, but soon afterwards helped to organize the new Republican party, and presided at its preliminary See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention at See also:

• PITTSBURG
• PITTSBURG, or PITTSBURGH

Pittsburg, See also:

• PENNSYLVANIA
• PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Pennsylvania, in See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1856 . He was influential in securing the nomination of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John C . See also:

• FREMONT
• FREMONT, JOHN CHARLES (1813-1890)

Fremont at the See also:

• JUNE

June convention (1856), and of See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln in 186o . After Lincoln's re-See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election in 1864 Blair thought that his former See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close See also:

• PERSONAL

personal relations with the Confederate leaders might aid in bringing about a cessation of hostilities, and with Lincoln's consent went unofficially to See also:

• RICHMOND
• RICHMOND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• RICHMOND, LEGH (1772-1827)
• RICHMOND, SIR WILLIAM BLAKE (1842– )

Richmond and induced See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

President See also:

• JEFFERSON
• JEFFERSON, JOSEPH (1829-1905)
• JEFFERSON, THOMAS (1743-1826)

Jefferson See also:

• DAVIS (or DAVYS), JOHN (1550 ?-16o5)
• DAVIS, ANDREW JACKSON (1826—1910)
• DAVIS, CHARLES HOWARD (1857- )
• DAVIS, CUSHMAN KELLOGG (1838-1900)
• DAVIS, HENRY WILLIAM BANKS (1833- )
• DAVIS, HENRY WINTER (1817-1865)
• DAVIS, JEFFERSON (1808–1889)
• DAVIS, THOMAS OSBORNE (1814–1845)

Davis to appoint commissioners to confer with representatives of the See also:

• UNITED

United States . This resulted in the futile " See also:

• HAMPTON
• HAMPTON, WADE (1818-1902)

Hampton Roads See also:

• CONFERENCE

Conference " of the 3rd of February 1865 (see LINCOLN, ABRAHAM) . After the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War Blair became a supporter of President See also:

• JOHNSON, ANDREW
• JOHNSON, ANDREW (1808–1875)
• JOHNSON, BENJAMIN (c. 1665-1742)
• JOHNSON, EASTMAN (1824–1906)
• JOHNSON, REVERDY (1796–1876)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD (1573–1659 ?)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD MENTOR (1781–1850)
• JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1709-1784)
• JOHNSON, SIR THOMAS (1664-1729)
• JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715–1774)
• JOHNSON, THOMAS

Johnson's reconstruction policy, and eventually rejoined the Democratic party . He died at See also:

• SILVER

Silver See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

Spring, See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland, on the 18th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1876 . His son, See also:

• MONTGOMERY
• MONTGOMERY ( Tre' Faldwyn)
• MONTGOMERY, GABRIEL, SEIGNEUR DE LORGES, COMTE DE (c. 1530-1574)
• MONTGOMERY, JAMES (1771-1854)
• MONTGOMERY, ROBERT (1807-1855)

MONTGOMERY BLAIR (1813-1883), politician and lawyer, was born in Franklin See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, Kentucky, on the loth of May 1813 .

He graduated at See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Point in 1835, but, after a See also:

• YEAR

year's service in the See also:

• SEMINOLE
• SEMINOLE (properly Simanoli, " renegade," " runaway," in allusion to their secession from the Creek confederacy)

Seminole War, See also:

• LEFT

left the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, studied See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, and began practice at St See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis, See also:

• MISSOURI

Missouri . After serving as United States See also:

• DISTRICT

district See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney (1839–1843), as See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor of St Louis (1842–1843), and as See also:

• JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge of the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of See also:

• COMMON

common pleas (1843–1849), he removed to Maryland (1852), and devoted himself to law practice principally in the Federal supreme See also:

• COWL (through Fr. coule, from Lat. cucullus or cuculla, a covering; the word is found in various forms in most European languages, cf. Ger. Kugel or Kigel, Dutch kovel, Irish cochal or cochull ; the ultimate origin may be the root kal, found in Lat. clam,

cowl t . He was United States See also:

• SOLICITOR

solicitor in the court of claims from 1855 until 1858, and was associated with See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George T . See also:

• CURTIS, GEORGE TICKNOR (1812-1894)
• CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1824-1892)

Curtis as counsel for the See also:

• PLAINTIFF

plaintiff in the Dred See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

Scott See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case in 1857 . In 186o he took an active See also:

• PART

part in the presidential See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign in behalf of Lincoln, in whose cabinet he was postmaster-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general from 1861 until See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1864, when he resigned as a result of the hostility of the See also:

• RADICAL (Lat. radix, a root)

Radical Republican See also:

• FACTION (through the French, from Lat. factio, a company of persons combined for action, facere, to do; from the other French derivative facon comes " fashion ")

faction, who stipulated that Blair's retirement should follow the withdrawal of Fremont's name as a candidate for the presidential nomination in that year . Under his administration such reforms and improvements as the See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment of free See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city delivery, the See also:

• ADOPTION (Lat. adoptio, for adoptalio, from adoptare, to choose for oneself)

adoption of a See also:

• MONEY

money See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order See also:

• SYSTEM

system, and the use of railway See also:

• MAIL

mail cars were instituted —the last having been suggested by George B . See also:

• ARMSTRONG, ARCHIBALD (d. 1672)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1709-1779)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1758—1843)
• ARMSTRONG, SAMUEL CHAPMAN (1839—1893)
• ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG, BARON (1810—1900)

Armstrong (d . 1871), of See also:

• CHICAGO
• CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF

Chicago, who from 1869 until his See also:

• DEATH

death was general See also:

• SUPERINTENDENT

superintendent of the United States railway mail service . Differing from the Republican party on the reconstruction policy, Blair gave his adherence to the Democratic party after the Civil II War . He died at Silver Spring, Maryland, on the 27th of See also:

• JULY

July 1883 . Another son, See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

FRANCIS See also:

• PRESTON
• PRESTON, JOHN (1587-1628)

PRESTON BLAIR, jun . (1821-1875), soldier and See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, was born at See also:

• LEXINGTON
• LEXINGTON, BARON

Lexington, Kentucky, on the 19th of February 1821 .

After graduating at See also:

• PRINCETON

Princeton in 1841 he practised law in St Louis, and later served in the Mexican War . He was ardently opposed to the See also:

• EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension of See also:

• SLAVERY

slavery and supported Martin Van Buren, the Free Soil candidate for the presidency in 1848 . He served from 1852 to 1856 in the Missouri legislature as a Free Soil Democrat, in 1856 joined the Republican party, and in 1857-1860 and 1861—1862 was a member of See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

Congress, where he proved an able debater . Immediately after See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Carolina's See also:

• SECESSION

secession, Blair, believing that the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern leaders were planning to carry Missouri into the See also:

• MOVEMENT

movement, began active efforts to prevent it and personally organized and equipped a See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret See also:

• BODY

body of 1000 men to be ready for the emergency . When hostilities became inevitable, acting in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain (later General) Nathaniel See also:

• LYON, MARY MASON (1797-1849)
• LYON, NATHANIEL (1818-1861)

Lyon, he suddenly transferred the arms in the Federal See also:

• ARSENAL

arsenal at St Louis to See also:

• ALTON

Alton, See also:

• ILLINOIS

Illinois, and a few days later (May to, 1861) surrounded and captured a force of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

guards which had been stationed at See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

Camp Jackson in the suburbs of St Louis with the intention of seizing the arsenal . This See also:

• ACTION

action gave the Federal cause a decisive initial See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage in Missouri . Blair was promoted brigadier-general of See also:

• VOLUNTEERS

volunteers in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1862 and a See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-general in See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1862 . In Congress as chairman of the important military affairs See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee his services were of the greatest value . He commanded a See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division in the See also:

• VICKSBURG

Vicksburg campaign and in the fighting about See also:

• CHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga, and was one of See also:

• SHERMAN
• SHERMAN, JOHN (x823-1900)
• SHERMAN, ROGER (1721–1793)

Sherman's See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps commanders in the final See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns in See also:

• GEORGIA

Georgia and the Carolinas . In 1866 like his See also:

• FATHER

father arid See also:

• BROTHER

brother he opposed the Congressional reconstruction policy, and on that issue left the Republican party . In 1868 he was the Democratic candidate for See also:

• VICE

vice-president on the See also:

• TICKET (O. Fr. esliquet, also estiquette, mod. etiquette, from Ger. sleeken, to stick up)

ticket with Horatio See also:

• SEYMOUR
• SEYMOUR, HORATIO (1810-1886)
• SEYMOUR, or ST MAUR
• SEYMOUR, THOMAS

Seymour . In 1871—r873 he was a United States senator from Missouri .

He died in St Louis, on the 8th of July i875 .