f a m i l y Children with: Eliza VIOLET Gist Children: Elizabeth Blair Montgomery Blair Francis Preston Blair Jr. James Blair Francis Preston Blair Sr. Born: 1791 April 12, Abingdon VA Married 1812 July 21, Franklin Co KY, to Eliza VIOLET Gist Died: 1876 Oct 18, Silver Spring MD Image gallery (3 images) Blair toast: "Here's to us -- none like us, few better and many a damn sight worse!" Francis Preston Blair Sr, April 12, 1791 - Oct 18, 1876 lef the Relief Party and was an influential writer of newspaper opinion pieces on politics. He aided Lincoln from the early days of the war and crossed Union lines several times on peace missions. He had a 20 room Maryland mansion called Silver Spring.

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