Henry Taylor Blow
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| Henry Taylor Blow | |
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| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Rollins |
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| Succeeded by | Carman A. Newcomb |
| Born | July 15, 1817 Southampton County, Virginia, USA |
| Died | September 11, 1875 Saratoga, New York, USA |
| Political party | Unconditional Unionist, Republican |
| Spouse | Minerva Grimsley Blow |
| Profession | Politician, Businessman |
Henry Taylor Blow (July 15, 1817 – September 11, 1875) was a U.S. Representative and Ambassador from Missouri.
Born in Southampton County, Virginia to Captain Peter and Elizabeth Taylor Blow, owners of the slave Dred Scott, Blow and his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1830 where he attended Saint Louis University from 1830 to 1831. He engaged in the paint and oil business and later in lead mines in which he found his wealth. He married Minerva Grimsley Blow (1821–1870), the daughter of Colonel Thornton and Susan Stark Grimsley. They had six children. One of their daughters was Susan Elizabeth Blow, a noted educator of the nineteenth century.
Blow was a member of the Missouri Senate from 1854 to 1858. He was strictly against the Dred Scott Decision in 1857, siding with his family's former slave, Dred Scott. He was appointed Minister to Venezuela by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861, serving until 1862. He was elected an Unconditional Unionist and reelected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1863 to 1867 and was not a candidate for reelection in 1866.
Blow resumed his former business pursuits and was appointed Minister to Brazil by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, serving until 1870. He was an original member of the Washington, D.C Board of Commissioners, serving from 1874 to 1875.
Blow died in Saratoga, New York on September 11, 1875 and was interned in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
[edit] External links
- Henry Taylor Blow at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Henry Taylor Blow at Find A Grave
- Henry Taylor Blow at Famous Missourians
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James S. Rollins | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1863– March 3, 1867 | Succeeded by Carman A. Newcomb |
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| Preceded by Edward A. Turpin | United States Minister to Venezuela June 8, 1861–February 22, 1862 | Succeeded by Erastus D. Culver |
| Preceded by James W. Webb | United States Minister to Brazil 28 August 1869–6 November 1870 | Succeeded by James R. Partridge |
Categories: Missouri politician stubs | 1817 births | 1875 deaths | Missouri State Senators | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri | American diplomats | American businesspeople | Saint Louis University alumni | People from St. Louis, Missouri | People from Virginia | People of Missouri in the American Civil War | Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis
