Jacob B. Blair

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Jacob Beeson Blair

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district
In office 2 December 1861 – 3 March 1863
Preceded by	John S. Carlile
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 1st district
In office 7 December 1863 – March 1865
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Chester D. Hubbard
United States Minister to Costa Rica
In office 6 October 1868 – 30 June 1873
President	Andrew Johnson
Preceded by	Albert G. Lawrence
Succeeded by	George Williamson

Born	April 11, 1821(1821-04-11) Parkersburg Virginia (now West Virginia)
Died	February 12, 1901 (aged 79) Salt Lake City, Utah
Resting place	Mt. Olivet Cemetery Salt Lake City, Utah 40°45′18″N 111°51′00″W / 40.755, -111.850
Nationality	American
Political party	Unconditional Unionist

Jacob Beeson Blair (April 11, 1821 - February 12, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia.

Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (then Virginia), Blair studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He was a lawyer in private practice and served as prosecuting attorney, Ritchie County, West Virginia (then Virginia as well).

Blair was elected as a Unionist from Virginia to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John S. Carlile. Blair served in this capacity from December 2, 1861 to March 3, 1863. He was then elected as an Unconditional Unionist from West Virginia to the Thirty-eighth Congress (December 7, 1863-March 3, 1865). He was United States Minister to Costa Rica from 1868 to 1873. He later served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of Wyoming from 1876 to 1888. He was a probate judge for Salt Lake County, Utah from 1892 to 1895, and surveyor general of Utah from 1897 to 1901. He died in Salt Lake City and was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery there.