Henry W. Blair
Union Army officer
Died when: 85 years 99 days (1023 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834 – March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire.During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army.
A Radical Republican in his earlier political career, Blair later became associated with the moderate "Half-Breeds" who as a bloc pushed for civil service reform at the expense of racial and social equality efforts.
In contrast to other Half-Breeds who exhibited coldness towards the plight of Southern blacks, Blair himself consistently fought to end racial disparities, and his efforts were considered decades ahead of his time.
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