Leo Blair

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Leo Blair
Photograph of Blair in A Journey
Born	Charles Leonard Augustus Parsons (1923-08-04)4 August 1923 Filey, Yorkshire, England
Died	16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 89) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Occupations	Barrister law lecturer
Political party	Communist (1938–1941) Labour (1941–1945; from 1994) Conservative (1946–1994)
Spouses	Hazel Corscadden McLay ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 1975)​ Olwen Guy ​ ​ (m. 1980; died 2012)​
Children	3, including William and Tony
Relatives	Euan Blair (grandson)
Military career
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1942–1947
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Corps of Signals
Battles / wars	Second World War

Leo Charles Lynton Blair (born Charles Leonard Augustus Parsons; 4 August 1923 – 16 November 2012) was a British barrister and law lecturer at Durham University.^[1] He was the father of Tony Blair, a former prime minister of the United Kingdom, and William Blair, a High Court judge.