John Blanchard | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | James Irvin |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Calvin |
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| Born | (1787-09-30)September 30, 1787 Peacham, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1849(1849-03-09) (aged 61) |
| Party | Whig |
John Blanchard (September 30, 1787 – March 9, 1849) was aWhig member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
John Blanchard was born inPeacham, Vermont. He taught school, and graduated fromDartmouth College inHanover, New Hampshire, in 1812. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1812 and settled inYork, Pennsylvania, where he again taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar March 31, 1815, and commenced practice inLewistown, Pennsylvania. He moved toBellefonte, Pennsylvania, the same year and continued the practice of law. He owned slaves.[1]
Blanchard was elected as a Whig to theTwenty-ninth andThirtieth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1848. He died inColumbia, Pennsylvania, en route fromWashington, D.C., to his home in 1849. Interment inUnion Cemetery in Bellefonte.
His sonEdmund Blanchard became a prominent businessman in Bellefonte.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1845–1849 | Succeeded by |
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