Blair

Montgomery Blair

Interment Location Visited  
Washington, D.C. July 3, 2023  

Photographed July 3, 2023.
Photographed July 3, 2023.
Photographed July 3, 2023.
Photographed July 3, 2023.

Fast Facts

Born: May 10, 1813 in Franklin County, Kentucky

Spouses: Caroline Rebecca Buckner Blair (m. 1836-1844); Mary Elizabeth Woodbury Blair (m. 1846-1883)

Military Service: Second Lieutenant — U.S. Army

Served in Cabinet of: Abraham Lincoln

Cabinet Position: Postmaster General (1861-1864)

Died: July 27, 1883 in Silver Spring, Maryland

Age: 70

Interment: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

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