Stephen Blair | |
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Member of Parliament for Bolton | |
In office 12 September 1848 – 9 July 1852 | |
Preceded by |
William Bolling John Bowring |
Succeeded by |
Thomas Barnes Joseph Crook |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 March 1804 Wigton, Cumberland |
Died | 5 July 1870 | (aged 66)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Stephen Blair JP (21 March 1804 – 5 July 1870) [1] was a British Conservative politician. [2]
The first Conservative Mayor of Bolton, holding the post from 1845 to 1846, [2] Blair was elected Conservative MP for Bolton at a by-election in 1848—caused by the death of William Bolling—and held the seat until 1852 when he was defeated. [3]
Blair was a prominent Freemason rising to Provincial Grand Master.
Upon his death, Blair donated £30,000 to be used for the building and running of Blair Hospital — named after him — in Bolton. [2] [4]
Stephen Blair | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Bolton | |
In office 12 September 1848 – 9 July 1852 | |
Preceded by |
William Bolling John Bowring |
Succeeded by |
Thomas Barnes Joseph Crook |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 March 1804 Wigton, Cumberland |
Died | 5 July 1870 | (aged 66)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Stephen Blair JP (21 March 1804 – 5 July 1870) [1] was a British Conservative politician. [2]
The first Conservative Mayor of Bolton, holding the post from 1845 to 1846, [2] Blair was elected Conservative MP for Bolton at a by-election in 1848—caused by the death of William Bolling—and held the seat until 1852 when he was defeated. [3]
Blair was a prominent Freemason rising to Provincial Grand Master.
Upon his death, Blair donated £30,000 to be used for the building and running of Blair Hospital — named after him — in Bolton. [2] [4]