John Blair Scribner

John Blair “Blair” Scribner
BIRTH
4 Jun 1850
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
DEATH
20 Jan 1879 (aged 28)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
BURIAL
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, Bronx County, New York,

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John Blair Scribner (June 4, 1850 - January 21, 1879) was the president of Charles Scribner's Sons from 1871 to 1879.

Biography

John Blair Scribner was born on June 4, 1850 to Charles Scribner I and Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827-1869). His grandfather and namesake was John Insley Blair. He attended Princeton College, but did not graduate, but instead he came to work at Charles Scribner Company with his father. At the death of his father in 1871, he took over as president of the company.

He married Lucy Ann Skidmore (1853-1931), who created Skidmore College.

Scribner died of pneumonia on January 21, 1879 at the age of 28. Just before he expired, he told his brother, Charles Scribner II: "Cheer up old fellow. You always look on the dark side. I shall soon be all right again." His funeral was held at the Church of the Covenant on January 23, 1879.