Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Henry Taylor Blow (July 15, 1817 – September 11, 1875) was a two-term U.S. Representative from Missouri and an ambassador to both Venezuela and Brazil.Blow was born in Southampton County, Virginia to Captain Peter and Elizabeth (Taylor) Blow, owners of the famous slave Dred Scott. He moved with his parents to Huntsville, Alabama, where his father unsuccessfully tried farming. In 1830 the family moved again to St. Louis, Missouri, where Peter Blow died two years later.Henry Blow attended Saint Louis University in 1830 and 1831, but was forced by finances to drop out. He entered business selling paint and oil, followed by the lead mines which eventually would make him wealthy. He married Minerva Grimsley (1821–1875), daughter of Colonel Thornton and Susan (Stark) Grimsley, by whom he had eight children. One of them, Susan Elizabeth Blow, became a noted nineteenth century educator.. }
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- Henry_Taylor_Blow abstract "Henry Taylor Blow (July 15, 1817 – September 11, 1875) was a two-term U.S. Representative from Missouri and an ambassador to both Venezuela and Brazil.Blow was born in Southampton County, Virginia to Captain Peter and Elizabeth (Taylor) Blow, owners of the famous slave Dred Scott. He moved with his parents to Huntsville, Alabama, where his father unsuccessfully tried farming. In 1830 the family moved again to St. Louis, Missouri, where Peter Blow died two years later.Henry Blow attended Saint Louis University in 1830 and 1831, but was forced by finances to drop out. He entered business selling paint and oil, followed by the lead mines which eventually would make him wealthy. He married Minerva Grimsley (1821–1875), daughter of Colonel Thornton and Susan (Stark) Grimsley, by whom he had eight children. One of them, Susan Elizabeth Blow, became a noted nineteenth century educator.".