James Blair
Wikimedia disambiguation page
James, Jim, or Jimmy Blair may refer to:
Law and politics
James Blair (1762–1837), an attorney general of Kentucky
James Blair (South Carolina politician) (1786–1834), General of the South Carolina 5th Militia Brigade and U.S. Representative of South Carolina
James Blair (MP) (c. 1788–1841), British member of parliament
James G. Blair (1825–1904), American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Missouri
James Blair (Australian judge) (1870–1944), Australian judge, lawyer, and politician
James T. Blair Jr. (1902–1962), American politician; lieutenant governor and governor of Missouri
James Blair (futures trader) (fl. 1970s), American advisor to Hillary Rodham Clinton and outside counsel to Tyson Foods (see Cattlegate)
James Blair (political advisor) (born 1989), American political consultant and Trump administration official
Military
Jimmy Blair (soldier) (1761–1839), American Revolutionary War soldier
James Blair (Indian Army officer) (1828–1905), Scottish military general, recipient of the Victoria Cross
James Blair (Medal of Honor) (fl. 1870s), U.S. Army First Sergeant, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars
Sports
James Blair (footballer) (1883–1913), Scottish professional footballer
Jim Blair (Australian footballer) (1874–1953), Australian rules footballer
Jimmy Blair (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1964), Scottish professional footballer
James Blair (cricketer) (1900–1961), Australian-born New Zealand cricketer
James Blair (rower) (1909–1992), American Gold medalist in the 1932 Olympics
James S. Blair (c.
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