Person

Francis Preston Blair, Jr.

American politician and Union Army general

b. 1821 CE – d. 1875 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (February 19, 1821 – July 8, 1875) was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War.

He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.