Life span: 04/11/1821 to 02/12/1901TabsLife SummaryFull name: Jacob Beeson BlairPlace of Birth: Parkersburg, VABurial Place: Salt Lake City, UTBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Siblings: 3No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Family: David Blair (father), Elizabeth Beeson Blair (mother), Josephine Jackson (wife - died 1856) Occupation: PoliticianDiplomatAttorney or JudgePolitical Parties: Union (Unconditional Union, National Union)Government: Grant Administration (1869-77)DiplomatUS House of RepresentativesState supreme courtState judgeOther state government Events Major TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United StatesThirty-Eighth Congress of the United States Documents Images Jacob Beeson Blair, circa 1864 Jacob Beeson Blair, circa 1864, detail Bibliography