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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austin Blair canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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