[1] Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, together with his wife.
Father: James T. Blair, Sr. (Missouri legislator and judge, b. 1871)
Wife: Emiline Chorn Blair (two children, d. 12-Jul-1962 accidental asphyxiation)
University: Southwest Missouri State College
University: University of Missouri
Law School: Cumberland University (1924)
Governor of Missouri (14-Jan-1957 to 9-Jan-1961)
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1949-57)
Mayor of Jefferson City, MO (1947-49)
Missouri State House of Representatives (1929-33)
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
American Legion
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Missouri Bar Association
Loyal Order of Moose
Shriners
Missouri Bar Association