Francis Preston Blair Jr.

Union Army general, politician (1821-1875) · United States · Politicians · Died at 54

Francis Preston Blair Jr. is read about 67 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?

Compare

Francis Preston Blair Jr. was a United States senator, a United States representative, and a Union Army major general during the American Civil War.

Also in Deutsch

Photos 5

General Blair and his staff

Francis Preston Blair Jr., National Statuary Hall Collection

Bust of Blair by William Couper at Vicksburg National Military Park

Graves of Francis and Appoline Blair at Bellefontaine Cemetery

Family

Parents

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

Partners

Spouse Appoline Alexander Blair

Child Andrew Alexander Blair

Brothers and sisters

Is this everyone?

Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.

Correct this family

About this person

Francis Preston Blair Jr. was a United States senator, a United States representative, and a Union Army major general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and was active in preventing the state of Missouri from being absorbed into the Confederacy at the beginning of the war.

Country

United States