Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Sunday, January 29, 1911
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 29, 1911
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Blair was shot and killed after breaking up a disturbance in a local tavern. Deputy Blair and another deputy were going to take a train to the lumber camps in the mountains but Deputy Blair missed the train. As he was walking back to town he heard the disturbance in the tavern. He went inside and broke up the disturbance but one of the men then shot him in the head. The suspect was identified but it is not known if he was ever apprehended.
Deputy Blair had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and four children.