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| birth_place = [[Peacham, Vermont|Peacham]], [[Vermont]]
| birth_place = [[Peacham, Vermont]], U.S.
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| district = [[Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district|17th]]
| district = [[Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district|17th]]
| term_start = March 4, 1845
| term_start = March 4, 1845
| term_end = March 3, 1849
| term_end = March 3, 1849
| preceded = [[James Irvin]]
| preceded = [[James Irvin (politician)|James Irvin]]
| succeeded = [[Samuel Calvin]]
| succeeded = [[Samuel Calvin]]
| party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
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'''John Blanchard''' (September 30, 1787 – March 9, 1849) was a slave owner<ref>{{Citation|title=Congress slaveowners|date=2022-01-27|url=https://github.com/washingtonpost/data-congress-slaveowners|publisher=The Washington Post|access-date=2022-01-31}}</ref> and [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
'''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]].


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 (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)|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]].
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 9 December 2024

John Blanchard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byJames Irvin
Succeeded bySamuel Calvin
Personal details
Born(1787-09-30)September 30, 1787
Peacham, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1849(1849-03-09) (aged 61)
Political partyWhig

John Blanchard (September 30, 1787 – March 9, 1849) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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.[1]

Blanchard was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. He died in Columbia, Pennsylvania, en route from Washington, D.C., to his home in 1849. Interment in Union Cemetery in Bellefonte.

His son Edmund Blanchard became a prominent businessman in Bellefonte.

References

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  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-31

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district
1845–1849 		Succeeded by
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