Frank S. Blair was a Virginia lawyer who served as Attorney General of Virginia

Attorney General of Virginia

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The son of Tennessee congressman John Blair

John Blair (Tennessee)

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, Frank Blair was an officer in the Confederate Army, then practiced law in Wythe County, Virginia

Wythe County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,599 people, 11,511 households, and 8,103 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 12,744 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

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As the Readjuster Party

Readjuster Party

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 candidate for Attorney General in 1881, Blair was elected despite the emergence during the campaign of forged letters, containing racist remarks, said to have been written by him. The forgery was revealed prior to Election Day. Blair's term as Attorney General coincided with the governorship of William E. Cameron.

In 1885, Blair lost the nomination for governor, ran for re-election as attorney general, and was defeated by the Democrat Rufus A. Ayers

Rufus A. Ayers

Rufus A. Ayers was a Virginia lawyer, businessman, and politician, who served as Attorney General of Virginia.Ayers was born in Bedford County, Virginia. His family set out for Texas, but passed through Goodson en route, and decided to stay there. Ayers attended Goodson Academy until it was...

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Blair attended the Republican National Conventions in 1884 and 1888.

President Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

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 resisted efforts to have Blair named Solicitor General of the United States.