Jacob Beeson Blair
Born: April 11, 1821
Birthplace: Parkersburg, Virginia (West Virginia)
Wife: Josephine A. Jackson 1834 – 1856
(Buried: Harrisville IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, West Virginia)
Married: November 21, 1850 in Ritchie County, Virginia (West Virginia)
Children:
Harriet Wilson Blair Moss 1851 – 1935
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia)
Political Party: Unconditional Unionist Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Ritchie County (West Virginia)
Ritchie County, Virginia (West Virginia) Prosecuting Attorney
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Virginia
1861 – 1863: Ranking Member of House Public Buildings and Grounds
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from West Virginia
1863 – 1865: Member of House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of House Public Expenditures Committee
1865: Voted in support of 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Occupation before War:
1865 – 1868: Attorney in Ritchie County, West Virginia
1868 – 1873: United States Minister to Costa Rica
1873 – 1878: Attorney in Ritchie County, West Virginia
1876 – 1888: Wyoming Associate Justice of Supreme Court
1892 – 1899: Salt Lake County, Utah Probate Judge
1897 – 1901: Utah Surveyor General
Died: February 12, 1901
Place of Death: Salt Lake City, Utah
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah
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