William Robert Blair II (October 22, 1930 – January 18, 2014)[1] was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman.

William Robert Blair II was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on October 22, 1930.

[2] After a 1965 Illinois Supreme Court Case to resolve the redistricting issue, Blair's home was drawn into the 41st district which consisted of Wheatland, DuPage, Plainfield, Lockport, Homer, Troy, Joliet, New Lenox, Frankfort, Manhattan, Green Garden, Monee, Crete, Wilton, Peotone, Will, Washington, townships in Will County.

After his time in the legislature, he served as a public member of the Illinois Transportation Study Commission.

Blair ran against John W. Castle, director of the Department of Local Government Affairs for Governor James R. Thompson.