James Blair (politician)

James Blair
Bornc. 1788
Died9 September 1841
Occupation(s)Planter, politician
SpouseElizabeth Catherine Stopford
ParentJohn Blair
RelativesLambert Blair (paternal uncle)
Edward Stopford (father-in-law)
William Henry Stopford (brother-in-law)

James Blair (c. 1788 – 9 September 1841[1]) was an Irish planter and politician. He entered the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a Tory in 1818 to protect the interests of the West Indian planter class.[2] Blair sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1830, and later from 1837 to 1841.[3][4] When slave owners in the British Empire were compensated for the abolition of slavery in Britain's colonies in 1833, Blair received the biggest single compensation payment.

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