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3 unusual facts about John Leo Blair


Blair Corporation

Originally founded in 1910 as New Process Company by John Leo Blair, the company is celebrating its 100th year in business.

John Leo Blair

Several letters and notes exist in company archives, including a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, a few from Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and others from Charles Merrill of Merrill & Lynch, Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson (one of Blair's very close friends) and others to support this entry.

He was the founder of New Process Company, now known simply as Blair Corporation – a direct market retail company.



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