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{{Short description|American politician}}
'''John Blanchard''' ([[September 30]], [[1787]]–[[March 9]], [[1849]]) was a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].▼
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| name = John Blanchard
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1787|09|30}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1849|03|09|1787|09|30}}
| birth_place = [[Peacham, Vermont]], U.S.
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| district = [[Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district|17th]]
| term_start = March 4, 1845
| term_end = March 3, 1849
| preceded = [[James Irvin (politician)|James Irvin]]
| succeeded = [[Samuel Calvin]]
| party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
}}
▲'''John Blanchard''' (
John Blanchard was born in [[Peacham, Vermont]]. He taught school, and graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]], in 1812. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1812 and settled in [[York, Pennsylvania]], where he again taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar March 31, 1815, and commenced practice in [[Lewistown, Pennsylvania]]. He moved to [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania]], the same year and continued the practice of law.▼
▲John Blanchard was born in [[Peacham, Vermont]]. He taught school, and graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]], in 1812. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1812 and settled in [[York, Pennsylvania]], where he again taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar March 31, 1815, and commenced practice in [[Lewistown, Pennsylvania]]. He moved to [[Bellefonte, Pennsylvania]], the same year and continued the practice of law. He owned slaves.<ref>{{Citation|title=Congress slaveowners|date=2022-01-27|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2022-01-31}}</ref>
Blanchard was elected as a Whig to the [[29th United States Congress|Twenty-ninth]] and [[30th United States Congress|Thirtieth]] Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1848|1848]]. He died in [[Columbia, Pennsylvania]], en route from [[Washington, D.C.]], to his home in 1849. Interment in Union Cemetery in Bellefonte. ▼
▲Blanchard was elected as a Whig to the [[29th United States Congress|Twenty-ninth]] and [[30th United States Congress|Thirtieth]] Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1848|1848]]. He died in [[Columbia, Pennsylvania]], en route from [[Washington, D.C.]], to his home in 1849. Interment in [[Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)|Union Cemetery in Bellefonte]].
His son [[Edmund Blanchard]] became a prominent businessman in Bellefonte.
==References==
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==Sources==
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html The Political Graveyard]
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