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During two decades in Congress, from 1981 to 2001, he built an image as an old-style presence, sporting his trademark bow ties, displaying courtly manners, and seeking ways to work with Democrats.
Mr. Bliley, a former Richmond mayor elected to the US House as a fierce Republican ally of the tobacco industry but who later helped force the release of internal company documents on health risks that led to landmark legal settlements, died Nov. 16 at his home in Henrico Country, Va.