Career
He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836. The family later settled at Pictou. Blanchard was educated at the Pictou Academy, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1822.
He became editor of the Colonial Patriot in Pictou in 1827.
Near the end of his term in the assembly, Blanchard"s participation was limited due to poor health and he died in Truro at the age of 39.
