| 词条 | James T. Blair Jr. |
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|image = James T. Blair.jpg |name=James T. Blair Jr. |order=44th |office=Governor of Missouri |term_start=January 14, 1957 |term_end=January 9, 1961 |lieutenant=Edward V. Long |predecessor=Phil M. Donnelly |successor=John M. Dalton |birth_name=James Thomas Blair Jr. |birth_date={{birth date|1902|03|15}} |birth_place=Maysville, Missouri |death_date={{death date and age|1962|07|12|1902|03|15}} |death_place=Kansas City, Missouri |restingplace =Riverview Cemetery Jefferson City, Missouri |party=Democrat |spouse=Emilie Chorn |parents =James T. Blair Sr. Grace (Ray) Blair |children= James T. Blair III (son) Mary Margaret Blair (daughter) |profession=Politician Lawyer |allegiance= {{flag|United States}} |branch={{army|United States}} |rank=Lieutenant Colonel |battles=World War II |awards=Air Medal Legion of MeritBronze Star |order2= 35th |office2= Lieutenant Governor of Missouri |term_start2= January 10, 1949 |term_end2= January 14, 1957 |governor2= Forrest Smith (1949-1953) Phil M. Donnelly (1953-1957) |predecessor2= Walter N. Davis |successor2= Edward V. Long |office3=Member of the Missouri House of Representatives |term_start3=1929 |term_end3=1937 }}James Thomas Blair Jr. (March 15, 1902 – July 12, 1962) was an American Democratic politician from the state of Missouri. He was the 44th Governor of Missouri as well as serving as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri and a member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1][2] Personal historyBlair was born in Maysville, Missouri to James T. Blair Sr. and Grace (Ray) Blair. His father was a prominent lawyer in Springfield, Missouri who would later serve as an assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri and, in 1914, be appointed a judge to the Missouri Supreme Court.[3] Blair Jr. attended the Jefferson City, Missouri public schools and Staunton Military Academy in Virginia before pursuing higher education at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College (now Missouri State University) and the University of Missouri. He earned his law degree in 1924 from Cumberland University in Tennessee.[4] Blair married his wife Emilie Chorn of Kansas City in July 1926. They were the parents of two children: a son, James T. Blair III, and daughter Mary Margaret. During World War II Blair served in the US Army Air Forces in the European Theater. He received the Air Medal, Legion of Merit, and Bronze Star among other awards as he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Political historyBlair first entered politics shortly after graduation from law school by running for and winning election as city attorney for Jefferson City in 1925. In 1928, Blair won election to the first of two consecutive terms in Missouri House of Representatives.[2] Following his second term in the General Assembly, Blair left politics to focus on his private law practice until his service in World War II. Blair returned to politics in 1947 with his election as mayor of Jefferson City. His mayoral term was short-lived, however, as in 1948 he was elected Missouri's Lieutenant Governor, a post he held until he assumed the office of governor, winning that race in November 1956.[5] As governor, Blair was known as a civil rights advocate, declaring to the General Assembly Always and everywhere I will identify myself with any victim of oppression or discrimination...and I will support him. This helped lead to the Missouri Commission on Human Rights in 1957.[6] While in office, Blair was also an advocate of welfare reform and extending health insurance to the disabled. Under his governorship the first budget control and review office was established.[7] Other highlights include a nursing home licensing law, establishing a Council on Higher Education, expansion of the Missouri Highway Patrol and setting of road speed limits, and setting up a state employee pension fund. At the time Missouri law prohibited a second consecutive term as governor, leading to Blair's retirement from politics after leaving office in January 1961. DeathJames T. Blair's retirement would be short-lived. On July 12, 1962, Blair and his wife were found dead in their suburban Jefferson City home due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Investigators theorized the home's central air conditioning system sucked in exhaust fumes from a vehicle accidentally left running in the garage.[8] Governor Blair and his wife were buried in the Riverview Cemetery in Jefferson City. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Blair|first=Lawrence|last=Kestenbaum|date=|work=PoliticalGraveyard.com|access-date=January 16, 2017}} {{S-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box | before=Walter Naylor Davis |title=Lieutenant Governor of Missouri | years=1949–1957| after=Edward V. Long}}{{succession box2. ^1 404 - Page not found {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134748/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=e078deb697c4a010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |date=June 29, 2011 }} 3. ^"MCL History-Dr. Anna Lou Blair" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704234121/https://www.missouristate.edu/mcl/history.htm |date=July 4, 2010 }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gyxWHRLAWgC&pg=PA82|title=Dictionary of Missouri Biography|first1=Lawrence O.|last1=Christensen|first2=William E.|last2=Foley|first3=Gary|last3=Kremer|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=University of Missouri Press|access-date=January 16, 2017|via=Google Books}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174331|title=Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Nov 06, 1956|author=|date=|work=OurCampaigns.com|access-date=January 16, 2017}} 6. ^Dictionary of Missouri Biography by Lawrence O. Christensen, University of Missouri Press, 1999 7. ^Page Not Found - Missouri State University - Missouri State University {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704234121/https://www.missouristate.edu/mcl/history.htm |date=July 4, 2010 }} 8. ^{{Cite news | title=Ex-Governor of Missouri Found Dead | work=Miami News | date=July 12, 1962 | page=2}} |before=Phil M. Donnelly |title=Governor of Missouri |after=John M. Dalton |years=1957–1961 }}{{s-end}}{{Governors of Missouri}}{{Lieutenant Governors of Missouri}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Blair, James T. Jr.}} 17 : 1902 births|1962 deaths|People from Maysville, Missouri|Military personnel from Missouri|Governors of Missouri|Lieutenant Governors of Missouri|Mayors of Jefferson City, Missouri|Members of the Missouri House of Representatives|Missouri Democrats|American military personnel of World War II|University of Missouri alumni|Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning|Accidental deaths in Missouri|Recipients of the Air Medal|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Democratic Party state governors of the United States|20th-century American politicians |
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