Jacob Beeson Blair
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Born in Parkersburg on April 11, 1821, Blair was an attorney before the Civil War. Elected in 1861 to fill a vacancy in the US House of Representatives, he served until 1865 and was a staunch supporter of the Union and WV statehood. On New Year's Day, 1863, eager to know if Lincoln had signed the statehood bill, he entered the White House by a window.
Blair died in 1901.
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