John Blair (Tennessee)

John Blair
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	John Rhea
Succeeded by	William B. Carter
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1815-1817
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office 1817-1821
Personal details
Born	September 13, 1790 Jonesborough, Tennessee
Died	July 9, 1863 (aged 72) Jonesborough, Tennessee
Political party	Jacksonian Republican
Alma mater	Washington College
Profession	lawyer politician

John Blair (September 13, 1790 – July 9, 1863) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Blair was born in Blairs Mill near Jonesborough, Tennessee the son of John Blair, Jr., and attended Martin Academy. He graduated from Washington College in Tennessee in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and began practicing.

Career

A member of the Tennessee House of Representatives between 1815 and 1817, Blair also served as a member of the Tennessee Senate between 1817 and 1821.^[1]

Blair was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and re-elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through Twenty-third Congresses. He served as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1835.^[2] During the Twentieth Congress, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Twentieth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834.

After retiring to private life, Blair again became a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1849 and 1850. He resumed the practice of law.

Death

Blair died in Jonesboro, Tennessee on July 9, 1863 at age 72 years, 330 days. He is interred at Old Cemetery in Jonesboro.^[3]

References

1. "John Blair". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. "John Blair". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
3. "John Blair". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

• John Blair at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress