John Blanchard (politician)

John Blanchard (born September 30, 1787 in Peacham , Republic of Vermont , †  March 9, 1849 in Columbia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1849 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Blanchard attended the public schools in his home country and then taught himself as a teacher. He then graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ) until 1812 . In the same year he moved to York , Pennsylvania, where he worked as a teacher again. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1815, he began to practice this profession in Lewistown . In the same year he moved his residence and his law firm to Bellefonte . He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party .

In the 1844 congressional election , Blanchard was elected to the 17th  constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded James Irvin on March 4, 1845 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1849 . These were shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

In 1848 John Blanchard declined to run again. He died on March 9, 1849, five days after the end of his last term in Congress, on his way home from Washington to Bellefonte, Columbia.

Web links

• John Blanchard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Blanchard in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James Irvin	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (17th constituency) March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1849	Samuel Calvin