Stephen Blair

Stephen Blair
Member of Parliament
for Bolton
In office
12 September 1848 – 9 July 1852
Serving with Joshua Walmsley (1849–1852)
John Bowring (1848–1849)
Preceded byWilliam Bolling
John Bowring
Succeeded byThomas Barnes
Joseph Crook
Personal details
Born21 March 1804
Wigton, Cumberland
Died5 July 1870(1870-07-05) (aged 66)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Stephen Blair JP (21 March 1804 – 5 July 1870)[1] was a British Conservative politician.[2]

The first Conservative Mayor of Bolton, holding the post from 1845 to 1846,[2] Blair was elected Conservative MP for Bolton at a by-election in 1848—caused by the death of William Bolling—and held the seat until 1852 when he was defeated.[3]

Blair was a prominent Freemason rising to Provincial Grand Master.

Upon his death, Blair donated £30,000 to be used for the building and running of Blair Hospital — named after him — in Bolton.[2][4]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 4)
  2. ^ a b c "Painting's link with Wigton". News & Star. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. ^ "The man who gave a hospital to Bolton". The Bolton News. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2018.