The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-28
FUNERAL YESTERDAY
Of LEWIS \. BLAIR
services for Eminent soldier, Writer
and business Man at Late
Home.
DEATH ENDED LONG ILLNESS
Was in United States Lighthouse Ser
vice When War Called Him to De-
Tense of Virginia--Was i'm Business
Here Many Years.

From his late home, 2327 Monu-
ment Avenue, the funeral Of Lew is
Harvie Blair was conducted at 3
o clock yesterday afternoon. Rev
Thomas ii. Faulkner. OF Salem. as
sisted by Rev. James y. FAIR. of
Westminster Presbyterian Church. Of
nciatlng- lnterment in Hollywood
Cemetery was private. The pail bear
ers were:
Active-Chiles NJ. Terrell. Mortimer
Harrison A. Betrue Blair. a. Leslie
blair, Frank d. Beverage. DAVID !
Martin, Hamilton Field and J1seDh n.
Harrison
Honorary Dr. Edmond Harrison
OF Greensboro. y c Or Txw-js =
Harvie. OF Danvil}e. Charles } f>As,h-
nsr, Of Boyd,on; Aust3n J. skip~s:h,
OF Clarksvlllc; James T. HARRISON. %
banfllle; Judge X Carter SCOTT. Wl.
nam a Anderson. J. Kent RawIey.
heroert W Jackson. Howard y. Hose.
Gordon Blair. Captain A Is. Golgon.
James b. Harvie and DR.. Edward Nc
CURE
Died Sunday Morning.
Death came earlys Sunday 10 Mr..
biair, who was eighty-ave years of
age ending period OF 81 health OF
nearly two years duration. due large
- ~ AAat s2A4li mites OIL age
Mr.. Blair was for many years one
Of Richmond's prominent citizens and
In recent years was widely known as
a writer on political and. economic
subjects. He was a veteran of the
war Between the States. having serv-
sd under Ma or- Generals Samuel
Jones, William Loring and william
r Jones. Brigadier-General Hum
phrey Marshall and General John C.
Breckenridge.
betote The outbreak Of the war Mr..
bialr was in the United states gov
ernmeht service for number OF years.
being connected with the engineering
department. OF the United States light
mouse service on the Great Lakes. He
Joined the Confederate army early in
iseE ana served until the close of hos
Titles
In business Many Years
lie then went to Amelia Courthouse
mere ne engaged in a mercantile bust
ness for number OF years Return
Ing to Richmond. he entered the whole
sale grocery business his firm being
Harvey Blair. When he retired from
active business life about two years
ago he was treasurer of the stephen
Putney Shoe Company. Inc,
1t was during the more recent years
tAat he wrote. Among his better
known productions are The Prosperi-
y of the South Dependent Upon the
eieva ton of the Negro" and 'Unwise
Laws" His latest work. not yet pub
lished. Is "Recollections OF Richmond
! E-s... OF Old Colonial Family.
! lewis Harvie Blair was the son oil
| John @. Blair, n well-known banker OF
/ antebellum days. and Sarah Anne Eyre
Heron He was a descendant of Rev
John d Blair, who was better known
as "Parson" Blair. and Mary Winston
a descendant of Isaac Winston. an earl,
| colonist
Mr.. Blair was twice married. His
| first wife was Miss Alice Wayles Har-
rison, of Amelia. and his second Miss
| Martha Ruffin Field who survives
| Surviving children are: BY first mar.
| riage-william Harrison, Walter D.
Lewis Harvie. Mrs, william NorthruI
and Donald NJ. Blair; by second mar.
| riaEe-Misses Jean Field. Josephine NJ.
Louise Heron and Mary Skipwith Blair