Jacob B. Blair
Jacob B. Blair | |
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United States Ambassador to Costa Rica | |
In office October 6, 1868 – June 30, 1873 |
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President | Andrew Johnson |
Preceded by | Albert G. Lawrence |
Succeeded by | George Williamson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st district |
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In office December 17, 1863 – March 4, 1865 |
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Preceded by | None (District created) |
Succeeded by | Chester D. Hubbard |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district |
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In office December 2, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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Preceded by | John S. Carlile |
Succeeded by | Leslie L. Byrne (District re-created: January 3, 1993) |
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Born | Jacob Beeson Blair April 11, 1821 Parkersburg Virginia (now West Virginia) |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Salt Lake City, Utah |
Resting place | Mt. Olivet Cemetery Salt Lake City, Utah Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Unconditional Unionist |
Jacob Beeson Blair (April 11, 1821 – February 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia.
Life and career
Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (then Virginia), Blair studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He was a lawyer in private practice and served as prosecuting attorney, Ritchie County, West Virginia (then Virginia as well).
Blair was elected as a Unionist from Virginia to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John S. Carlile. Blair served in this capacity from December 2, 1861 to March 3, 1863. He was then elected as an Unconditional Unionist from West Virginia to the Thirty-eighth Congress (December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865).
He was United States Minister to Costa Rica from 1868 to 1873. He later served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of Wyoming from 1876 to 1888. He was a probate judge for Salt Lake County, Utah from 1892 to 1895, and surveyor general of Utah from 1897 to 1901. He died in Salt Lake City and was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery there.
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Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district 1861-1863 |
Succeeded by None |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st congressional district 1863-1865 |
Succeeded by Isaac H. Duval |
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