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'''Henry William Blair''' (December 6, 1834 – March 14, 1920) was a [[lawyer]] and Republican from [[New Hampshire]] who served as the state's U.S. representative and senator, previously being a member of the state legislator. During the [[American Civil War]], he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army.

'''Henry William Blair''' (December 6, 1834 – March 14, 1920) was a [[lawyer]] and [[Republican]] from [[New Hampshire]] who served as the state's U.S. representative and senator, previously being a member of the state legislator. During the [[American Civil War]], he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army.

A [[Radical Republican]] in his earlier political career,<ref name=blairnominated>June 13, 1879. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/06/13/80757754.pdf POLITICS AND POLITICIANS; THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE FIGHT ENDED THE HON. HENRY W. BLAIR NOMINATED TO BE UNITED STATES SENATOR BY THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS MR. WADLEIGH BADLY BEATEN.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> Blair later became associated with the moderate [[Half-Breeds]]<ref>Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans], pp. 91. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref><ref>McKinney, Gordon B. (2013). [https://books.google.com/books/about/Henry_W_Blair_s_Campaign_to_Reform_Ameri.html?id=d5IXG-pVkHMC Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America: From the Civil War to the U.S. Senate], p. 2. ''Google Books''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> who pushed for civil service reform at the expense of Southern blacks.<ref>Matthews, Dylan (July 20, 2016). [https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12233454/christie-trump-purge-federal-employees Donald Trump and Chris Christie are reportedly planning to purge the civil service]. ''Vox''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> However, Blair himself consistently fought to benefit blacks, and his efforts were considered decades ahead of his time.<ref name=britannicabio>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-William-Blair Henry William Blair | American politician]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>

A [[Radical Republican]] in his earlier political career,<ref name=blairnominated>June 13, 1879. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1879/06/13/80757754.pdf POLITICS AND POLITICIANS; THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE FIGHT ENDED THE HON. HENRY W. BLAIR NOMINATED TO BE UNITED STATES SENATOR BY THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS MR. WADLEIGH BADLY BEATEN.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> Blair later became associated with the moderate [[Half-Breeds]]<ref>Welch, Robert E., Jr. (1971). [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674436787 George Frisbie Hoar and the Half-Breed Republicans], pp. 91. ''Harvard University Press''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref><ref>McKinney, Gordon B. (2013). [https://books.google.com/books/about/Henry_W_Blair_s_Campaign_to_Reform_Ameri.html?id=d5IXG-pVkHMC Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America: From the Civil War to the U.S. Senate], p. 2. ''Google Books''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> who pushed for civil service reform at the expense of Southern blacks.<ref>Matthews, Dylan (July 20, 2016). [https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12233454/christie-trump-purge-federal-employees Donald Trump and Chris Christie are reportedly planning to purge the civil service]. ''Vox''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> However, Blair himself consistently fought to benefit blacks, and his efforts were considered decades ahead of his time.<ref name=britannicabio>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-William-Blair Henry William Blair | American politician]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>