The Blows
- George Blow, Jr. (1813–1894), Texas Republic Representative 1840-1841, Virginia Circuit Court Judge 1870-1886. Third cousin of Henry T. Blow.
- Henry T. Blow (1817–1875), Missouri State Representative 1854-1858, U.S. Minister to Venezuela 1861-1862, U.S. Representative from Missouri 1863-1867, U.S. Minister to Brazil 1869-1871. Third cousin of George Blow, Jr.
- Katharine C. Blow (1897–1965), candidate for Virginia House Delegate 1949, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative from Virginia 1950. Granddaughter-in-law of George Blow, Jr.
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Famous quotes containing the word blows:
“... this nation is rotten at the heart, and ... nothing but the most tremendous blows with the sledge-hammer of abolition truth, could ever have broken the false rest which we had taken up for ourselves on the very brink of ruin.”
—Angelina Grimké (18051879)
“The gale, it plies the saplings double,
It blows so hard, twill soon be gone:
To-day the Roman and his trouble
Are ashes under Uricon.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)