George Douglass Blair
- Born: 23 Mar 1787, Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Marriage: Elizabeth Stephenson Crawford
- Died: 13 Jul 1876, Shelbyville, Maury County, Tennessee at age 89 1
 General Notes:
BLAIR GEORGE DOUGLASS (Douglas) (b. 1795?).
George Douglass Blair was the son of William Blair and Sarah Douglass, of the Waxhaws region of Lancaster District.He was the brother of United States Representative General James Blair (1790-1834) of Kershaw District. Blair attended South Carolina College and graduated with a B.A. in 1818. Admitted to the Columbia bar in 1821 he practiced law in Camden. Blair represented Lancaster District in the Twenty-sixth (1824-1825) General Assembly and was a member of the committees on education (1824-1825) and privileges and elections (1824-1825). In 1850 Blair resided in Kershaw District and owned seven slaves. In 1834 he and his sister Dorcas Blair left the state and settled in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Twentysixth General Assembly Lancaster 1824-1825
SOURCES: Catalogue of SC College 1854, 29. Census, 1830, Kershaw Dist., 4. House Committee Book, 1824. Kirkland and Kennedy, Historic Camden, 2: 91, 259. O'Neall, Bench and Bar, 2: 605.
George married Elizabeth Stephenson Crawford. (Elizabeth Stephenson Crawford was born on 5 Jul 1788 in South Carolina.)
Marriage Notes:
Reference Number:6046
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