Leo Blair

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Leo Blair
Photograph of Blair in A Journey
Born	Charles Leonard Augustus Parsons (1923-08-04)4 August 1923 Filey, Yorkshire, England
Died	16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 89) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Occupations	Barrister law lecturer
Political party	Communist (1938–1941) Labour (1941–1945; from 1994) Conservative (1946–1994)
Spouses	Hazel Corscadden McLay ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 1975)​ Olwen Guy ​ ​ (m. 1980; died 2012)​
Children	3, including William and Tony
Relatives	Euan Blair (grandson)
Military career
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1942–1947
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Corps of Signals
Battles/wars	Second World War

Leo Charles Lynton Blair (born Charles Leonard Augustus Parsons; 4 August 1923 – 16 November 2012) was a British barrister and law lecturer at Durham University.^[1] He was the author of the book The Commonwealth Public Service. He was the father of Sir Tony Blair, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, and of Sir William Blair, a High Court judge.