The Blairs of Michigan and New York
- Bernard Blair (1801–1880), U.S. Representative from New York 1841-1843. Third cousin of Austin Blair.
- Austin Blair (1818–1894), Clerk of Eaton County, Michigan Court; Michigan State Representative 1845; delegate to the Free-Soil Party National Convention 1848; Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County, Michigan; Michigan State Senator; delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860; Governor of Michigan 1861-1865; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1867-1873; candidate for Governor of Michigan 1872. Third cousin of Bernard Blair.
- Charles A. Blair (1854–1912), Prosecuting Attorney of Jackson County, Michigan; candidate for Michigan Circuit Court Judge 1899; Attorney General of Michigan 1903-1904; Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1905-1912; Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1909. Son of Austin Blair.
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