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MONTGOMERY BLAIR.

Mon+oomorv Rlair. Who died at his home
Mou ~ oh;1Gton E;ty inv al. vas the ed
ass. = ~ p,s;E and sshor at Frank
81 ? SUI ~ - n Nov 1914. His fsther was, from
IoaS, =. y ,oIS ~. Svei, .tnnwn editor or the
c SSoh " rswsnaner able and strenuous sup
Hnste, ~ ne aSmin;strstion of Gen, Jackson
Snrine His two terms. and the leading organ
W upt tha , y idamocrscv until the inauRura-
IT, ~ !, Iawas X PoIt' His mother was q
lion " Salre e. Cat ~ The Msrvland line.
uausa1eL y Ms' a,st;nru;.hed soldiers Of the
one ol !ne Moss I'M HienS NJ Washin9-
ton.
AAAhAn
In 1881, Montgomery bia ni,, W. vscppSs%v.
I H ea arad Im ted Nth Sissinction In 1ss5, having
dnrino HIS cadetship gained the respect and
regard If the CORES as well Is Of the profess
sors and Officers Of the army on duty ct West
Point AT that time the military establish
ment of the United. states was very small;
fait than has frennently been The case since.
TTittie or na indncement existed for any young
man Of active hin to enter upon . military
liz. and the Waf0epartment encouraged the
eraduat of West Point to decline the COM
mission Of breyet second lieutenant which
awaited them on completing the prescribed
Course at The academy. Among others Mont
oomsrv Riair thus declined his commissions
Bnt shortly afterward the Seminole war broke
out and he personally solicited at the hands Of
(4on. .JQcka0n the ADDOlnLme0t ne u6U I8tCly
declined to accept. His motives may seem
Quixotic. He recpiled from the idea Of re-
ceiying the education OF . colder and retir-
ing from the army during or about the time
of even such an interruption Of peacefui re,
lations az this war made. Gen. Jackson yielded
he at once repaired to Florida, where he
went through an arduous campatEg1s1Ther
was little or no regular 3g6tinKs VIA
much skirmishing and much exf1enres ing
in the early summer Of 1895 his heaitH en-
tirely gave way. Not being t6leE9 conEnne
mission and returned home. ha
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81 = To,,;s he formaJ :, r44nershif n tse pra1.
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sonn af+srWerd Cal MsSs6is TsfiFed irom
s oSn 1."ta1.ioSS ne -sIS s44G1Ss1 the
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11iair rsas snnoSntaS h;.p :rcr.e.crSsTn tha
iii -. 1sai he form.d . nsrtnsrshsn NTH
The r. CAN'T Of 81. Louis, and this asso-
1as, %es tSS ~ ,in%a. = Fss.iss Honf.o,nsrv Bast
LIE annn;,,t., s.,Sea n ~. g. 9onis ca,srt ~
was appo, n1sa. ju1Es =, '1 H. .ama .in"a III.
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vic ,e ue ~ d is Gp ro1assonS - ~ Mn;,ed
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Levi GoaD1ly q NeM Mao
suivises him Win !sIL canIIsn, a Wan5
sna , Lie DE- sIns, sas s.us.s y. T haen , 1880
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LOUIS, anu tnG youlges., 1on'fSIasay oo'aM'
u STnpie..nS nis SGucatlgn ~ LraaUSss..NoniS
y. me oaggnter, Minna n.aiIs y Lo aas .
cuuss y . n M ~ ~ = IL s In
tne spring OF 1888, Wnen ne LeSlgnea nis Place
sna res9mea INC practlce OF laM ~ assos.a-
I,on VIII LIZ ouIse o. JULIET, !. es
sIan . !, !: ID 5ia Ha:h. In 700: ~ .Ie - e MassI.n "a
quesLo us latue-s ne Iemotou aFyianus