DeWitt Clinton Blair
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DeWitt Clinton Blair | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1833 Gravel Hill, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1915 (aged 81) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Spouse |
Mary Anna Kimball
(after 1864) |
| Children | Clinton Ledyard Blair James Insley Blair |
| Parent(s) | John Insley Blair Nancy Ann Locke Blair |
DeWitt Clinton Blair (September 6, 1833 – June 3, 1915) was an American philanthropist and industrialist.
Blair was born in Gravel Hill, New Jersey (later renamed Blairstown) on September 6, 1833. He was the son of entrepreneur and railroad magnate John Insley Blair and, his wife, Nancy Ann (née Locke) Blair (1804–1888), a granddaughter of Captain Locke, who was "killed at the battle of Springfield during the revolution."[1] Among his siblings was Emma Elizabeth Blair (wife of publisher Charles Scribner I), Marcus Laurence Blair, and Aurelia Ann Blair (wife of Clarence Green Mitchell).[1]
He graduated from Princeton University with the class of 1856, and later served as a Princeton trustee from 1900 to 1909 and was instrumental in expanding the campus and buildings (Insley, East and Locke) of Blair Presbyterian Academy.[2] In 1907, Blair contributed towards the expansion of Blair Hall at Princeton, which had originally been built with his father's donation to the school.[3][4]
Career
Blair continued his father's varied business interests and philanthropy and was partners in Blair & Co. with Edgar L. Marston.[1]
