John Blair Jr. (1732 – August 31 1800) was an American politician Founding Father and jurist.Blair was one of the best-trained jurists of his day. A famous legal scholar he avoided the tumult of state politics preferring to work behind the scenes. But he was devoted to the idea of a permanent union of the newly independent states and loyally supported fellow Virginians James Madison and George Washington at the Constitutional Convention.
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alma mater
College of William & Mary
birth date
1732-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Williamsburg Virginia
death date
1800-08-31
death place
Williamsburg Virginia
order in office
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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