Bernard Blair
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bernard Blair
| image = Bernard Blair.jpg
| state = New York
| district = 12th
| term_start = March 4, 1841
| term_end = March 3, 1843
| preceded = David A. Russell
| succeeded = David L. Seymour
| birth_date = {{birth date text|May 24, 1801}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|May 7, 1880|May 24, 1801}}
| birth_place = Williamstown, Massachusetts, US
| death_place = Salem, New York, US
| spouse = Charlotte Lansing Blair
| children =
| profession = {{hlist|Attorney|banker|politician}}
| party = Whig Party
| alma_mater = Williams College
}}
Bernard Blair (May 24, 1801 – May 7, 1880) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Blair was the son of William and Sally (Train) Blair. He attended the public schools and pursued preparatory studies. He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1825. He married Charlotte Lansing.{{cite web|title=Bernard Blair|url=http://records.ancestry.com/Bernard_Blair_records.ashx?pid=48758038|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=8 September 2013}}
Career
Blair moved to Salem, Washington County, New York, in 1825. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in Salem, subsequently being admitted as counselor and solicitor in chancery. He was a delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839.{{cite web|title=Bernard Blair|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=8 September 2013}}
Elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress, Blair was United States Representative for the twelfth district of New York and served from March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1843.{{cite web|title=Bernard Blair|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/bernard_blair/401498|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=8 September 2013}} After his term in Congress, he discontinued the practice of his profession and engaged in business pursuits.
Death
Blair died in Salem, Washington County, New York, on May 7, 1880.
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Category:People from Williamstown, Massachusetts
Category:Politicians from Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Category:Williams College alumni
Category:New York (state) lawyers
Category:Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Category:People from Salem, New York
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives