Austin Blair

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Austin Blair was a prominent 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Michigan during the Civil War and was known for his strong anti-slavery stance.

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instanceOf Governor of Michigan
human
politician
burialPlace Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1818-02-08
dateOfDeath 1894-08-06
describedBySource U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory NERFINISHED
historical records of the State of Michigan
educatedAt Hamilton College NERFINISHED
Union College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Blair NERFINISHED
givenName Austin NERFINISHED
jurisdictionGoverned Michigan NERFINISHED
knownFor strong opposition to slavery
support for the Emancipation Proclamation
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
Whig Party NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor anti-slavery activism
leadership of Michigan during the American Civil War
occupation lawyer
politician
participatedIn American Civil War (as state governor)
placeOfBirth Caroline, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Jackson, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment abolitionist
positionHeld Governor of Michigan NERFINISHED
member of the Michigan House of Representatives
member of the Michigan Senate
member of the U.S. House of Representatives
precededBy Moses Wisner NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Jackson, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
signature signature of Austin Blair
spouse Sarah L. Ford Blair NERFINISHED
succeededBy Henry H. Crapo NERFINISHED
supported Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
Union cause in the American Civil War
termEnd 1865-01-03
termStart 1861-01-02
workLocation Jackson, Michigan NERFINISHED
Lansing, Michigan NERFINISHED

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John Wesley Longyear succeededBy Austin Blair