Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Wisconsin Law School.
lawyer politician representative
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Wisconsin Law School.
He was a Republican. He represented Wisconsin"s 1st congressional district in the 73rd United States Congress. He was elected in the election of 1932 receiving 48.5% of the vote. Born in Colby, Wisconsin, Blanchard graduated from the Colby High School and then received his bachelor"s and law degrees from University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He then practiced law in Edgerton, Wisconsin.
He then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1925 and then the Wisconsin State Senate in 1927. He died in Edgerton on October 2, 1964.
Blanchard"s son, David, would serve as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
David"s wife, Carolyn, was also a member of the Assembly.