Charles A. Blair was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1905 until 1912.

Blair was born in Jackson, Michigan

Jackson, Michigan

Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...

, the son of Austin Blair

Austin Blair

Austin Blair , also known as the Civil War Governor, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan...

. He received a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

 and then studied law at his father's law office. He passed the bar in 1878 and the following year married Effie C. North.

Blair held several public offices including serving as prosecuting attorney for Jackson County

Jackson County, Michigan

As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...

. In 1902 he was elected Attorney General of Michigan. He served in this position until he began as justice of the State Supreme Court after the 1904 election.

Sources

• Bio of Blair