Cause of death Pneumonia Education Princeton University Parents Charles Scribner I | Role Charles Scribner I's son Name John Scribner | |
Born June 4, 1850 ( 1850-06-04 ) Manhattan Employer Charles Scribner's Sons Relatives Arthur Hawley Scribner, brother
Charles Scribner II, brother
John Insley Blair, grandfather Died January 21, 1879, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Lucy Skid Scribner (m. 1875) Grandparents Betsey Hawley, Uriah Rogers Scribner | ||
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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. According to his obituarist, just before he died, Scribner 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.