# Blackstone > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blackstone > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blackstone.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone > Source revision: 1306030661 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{wiktionary|Blackstone}} '''Blackstone''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==People== * [Charles Blackstone](/source/Charles_Blackstone) (born 1977), fiction writer * [Elliott Blackstone](/source/Elliott_Blackstone) (1924–2006), former police sergeant and LGBT advocate * [Gay Blackstone](/source/Gay_Blackstone) (born 1952), American magician, producer, and director, widow of Harry Blackstone Jr. * [Harriet Blackstone](/source/Harriet_Blackstone) (1864–1939), American painter * [Harry Blackstone Sr.](/source/Harry_Blackstone_Sr.) (1885–1965), famous American magician known as "The Great Blackstone" and father of Harry Blackstone, Jr. * [Harry Blackstone Jr.](/source/Harry_Blackstone_Jr.) (1934–1997), popular stage magician and television performer of the late 20th century * [Ian Blackstone](/source/Ian_Blackstone) (born 1964), English former footballer * [Jerry Blackstone](/source/Jerry_Blackstone), director of choirs at the University of Michigan * [John Wilford Blackstone Sr.](/source/John_Wilford_Blackstone_Sr.) (1796–1868), American lawyer and legislator * [John Wilford Blackstone Jr.](/source/John_Wilford_Blackstone_Jr.) (1835–1911), American lawyer and legislator * Milton Blackstone (1906–1983), publicity agent for [Eddie Fisher](/source/Eddie_Fisher) * [Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone](/source/Tessa_Blackstone%2C_Baroness_Blackstone) (born 1942), British politician * [Timothy Blackstone](/source/Timothy_Blackstone) (1829–1900), Chicago Railroad and Stock Yard president * Sir [William Blackstone](/source/William_Blackstone) (1723–1780), English jurist ** [Blackstone's formulation](/source/Blackstone's_formulation), a principle in criminal law named for the jurist ** The ''[Commentaries on the Laws of England](/source/Commentaries_on_the_Laws_of_England)'' by William Blackstone, a 1769 major legal text of the 18th century; often referred to as "Blackstone" or "Blackstone's ''Commentaries''{{-"}} * [William Eugene Blackstone](/source/William_Eugene_Blackstone) (1841–1935), American evangelist and Christian Zionist * [William Seymour Blackstone](/source/William_Seymour_Blackstone) (1809–1881), 19th-century British MP and grandson of William Blackstone the jurist, above * William Blackstone, aka [William Blaxton](/source/William_Blaxton) (1595–1675), early English settler in New England ==Businesses== * [Blackstone & Co](/source/Blackstone_%26_Co), a diesel engine and agricultural engineering company in Stamford, Lincolnshire, which became Mirrlees Blackstone * [Blackstone Audio](/source/Blackstone_Audio), publisher of audiobooks * [Blackstone Chambers](/source/Blackstone_Chambers), a set of barristers' chambers in London * [Blackstone Legal Fellowship](/source/Blackstone_Legal_Fellowship), legal training and internship program * [Black Stone Minerals](/source/Black_Stone_Minerals), a Houston-based oil and natural gas corporation * [Blackstone Press](/source/Blackstone_Press), a subsidiary of Oxford University Press * Blackstone Winery, a Gonzales, California winery owned by [Constellation Brands](/source/Constellation_Brands) * [Blackstone Inc.](/source/Blackstone_Inc.), American private equity, investment banking, and asset management firm * [Blackstones Bar](/source/Blackstones_Bar) Maine's longest operating LGBTQ bar, and currently Portland's only LGBTQ bar. ==Places== === Australia === *[Blackstone, Queensland](/source/Blackstone%2C_Queensland), a suburb in the City of Ipswich *Blackstone, Western Australia, known as [Papulankutja](/source/Papulankutja) *[Blackstone Heights, Tasmania](/source/Blackstone_Heights%2C_Tasmania) === United Kingdom === *[Blackstone Edge](/source/Blackstone_Edge), an area of moorland along the Lancashire (Greater Manchester) and West Yorkshire county boundary in England *[Blackstone, West Sussex](/source/Blackstone%2C_West_Sussex), England === United States === *[Blackstone, Illinois](/source/Blackstone%2C_Illinois) *[Blackstone, Massachusetts](/source/Blackstone%2C_Massachusetts) *[Blackstone, Pennsylvania](/source/Blackstone%2C_Pennsylvania) *[Blackstone, Providence, Rhode Island](/source/Blackstone%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island), a neighborhood **[Blackstone Boulevard Park](/source/Blackstone_Boulevard_Park), in Providence, Rhode Island **[Blackstone Park Conservation District](/source/Blackstone_Park_Conservation_District), in Providence, Rhode Island **[Blackstone Park Historic District](/source/Blackstone_Park_Historic_District), in Providence, Rhode Island *[Blackstone, Virginia](/source/Blackstone%2C_Virginia) **[Blackstone Army Airfield](/source/Blackstone_Army_Airfield), Virginia *The [Blackstone River](/source/Blackstone_River) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island **The [Blackstone Valley](/source/Blackstone_Valley), a National Heritage Corridor along the Blackstone River **[Blackstone River Bikeway](/source/Blackstone_River_Bikeway), a planned rail trail **[Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School](/source/Blackstone_Valley_Regional_Vocational_Technical_High_School), Upton, Massachusetts ===Canada=== *[Blackstone Lake, Ontario](/source/Blackstone_Lake%2C_Ontario) ==Fiction== *[''Blackstone'' (novel)](/source/Blackstone_(novel)), a 1972 novel featuring the character Edmund 'Beau' Blackstone, a fictional 19th century detective created by "Richard Falkirk" (Derek Lambert); the first of six such novels *[Blackstone Chronicles](/source/Blackstone_Chronicles), a series of mystery and thriller novels authored by John Saul *[Blackstone Fortress](/source/Blackstone_Fortress), a type of space station in the fictional universe of ''Warhammer 40,000'' *[''Blackstone'' (TV series)](/source/Blackstone_(TV_series)), the fictional Blackstone First Nation's struggles with corruption, politics, and the need for change *''[Blackstone, the Magic Detective](/source/Blackstone%2C_the_Magic_Detective),'' a radio series starring a fictionalized version of Harry Blackstone, Sr. * The Blackstone, a country club in the TV series ''[Royal Pains](/source/Royal_Pains)'' ==Other== *[Black Stone](/source/Black_Stone), a Muslim object of reverence *[Blackstone Avenue](/source/Blackstone_Avenue), a major roadway in Fresno, California, USA *[Blackstone Hall](/source/Blackstone_Hall), a dormitory at the University of Chicago *[The Blackstone Hotel](/source/The_Blackstone_Hotel), a Chicago hotel *[Blackstone Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)](/source/Blackstone_Hotel_(Omaha%2C_Nebraska)), a 1915 Omaha landmark currently known as the Blackstone Center *[Blackstone Library](/source/Blackstone_Library), Chicago's first public library *[Blackstone Memorial](/source/Blackstone_Memorial), a Zionist petition written by William Eugene Blackstone *Blackstone, a codename for [ColdFusion](/source/ColdFusion) 7.0 - beta of ColdFusion MX 7.0, a product of Macromedia *Blackstone, in reference to the [Black P. Stones](/source/Black_P._Stones) gang *HTC BlackStone, a Windows Mobile phone also known as the [HTC Touch HD](/source/HTC_Touch_HD) *[Operation Blackstone](/source/Operation_Blackstone), part of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in Africa during World War II ==See also== *[Black Stone (disambiguation)](/source/Black_Stone_(disambiguation)) *[Blackstones (disambiguation)](/source/Blackstones_(disambiguation)) *[Blackstone River (disambiguation)](/source/Blackstone_River_(disambiguation)) *[Black Rock (disambiguation)](/source/Black_Rock_(disambiguation)) *[William J. Blakistone](/source/William_J._Blakistone) (died 1882), American politician and lawyer {{disambiguation|geo|surname}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Blackstone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone?action=history)). 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