Stephen Blair
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Preceded byWilliam Bolling
John Bowring
John Bowring
Succeeded byThomas Barnes
Joseph Crook
Joseph Crook
Born21 March 1804
Died5 July 1870 (aged 66)
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 |
| Died | 5 July 1870 (aged 66) |
| 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]
