Dr. James Edward Blair was an early professional football player with the Latrobe Athletic Association. He was also a skilled surgeon. He later relocated to Burlington, New Jersey. He took a prominent part in the city council for a time and was a surgeon for the Third Battalion of the New Jersey National Guard. He was a charter member of the Burlington Elks Lodge and was a thirtysecond degree Mason. He also was affiliated with the Sons of Veterans.
Edward was born in 1871 to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Blair, both of whom outlived him. He had two brothers, both of whom he outlived Charles Richard Blair and Paul Blair, who also played on the Latrobe team. He had a wife and a son, who was seven at the time of his death.
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