For the rugby player born David Blanchard, see Lory Blanchard. For the meteorologist and photographer, see David O. Blanchard.
David J. Blanchard
Order63rd
OfficeSpeaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Term startJanuary 7, 1961
Term endDecember 23, 1962
PredecessorGeorge Molinaro
SuccessorRobert D. Haase
State 1Wisconsin
State assembly 1Wisconsin
District 1Rock 2nd
Term start 1January 3, 1955
Term end 1December 23, 1962
Predecessor 1Burger M. Engebretson
Successor 1Carolyn Blanchard
PartyRepublican
Birth dateJanuary 5, 1921
Birth placeEdgerton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death dateDecember 23, 1962 (aged 41)
Death placeEdgerton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death causeUremia
Resting placeFassett Cemetery, Edgerton, Wisconsin
SpouseCarolyn Phyllis Jensen
FatherGeorge W. Blanchard
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin Law School
Professionlawyer

David James Blanchard (January 5, 1921 – December 23, 1962) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 63rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. His father, George Washington Blanchard, was a U.S. congressman.

Biography

Blanchard was born on January 5, 1921, in Edgerton, Wisconsin.[1][2] His father, George Washington Blanchard, was a member of the United States House of Representatives.[3] Blanchard graduated from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1] He practiced law in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He married Carolyn Jensen, on September 29, 1943. Blanchard died of uremia on December 23, 1962, in Edgerton, Wisconsin.[1][4][5]

Career

Blanchard was a member of the Assembly from 1955 until his death. He became Speaker in 1961. Additionally, Blanchard was a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention. He was succeeded in his Assembly seat by his wife.

References

  1. ^ "Speaker of Assembly Dies". The Post-Crescent. December 24, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2019. – via Newspapers.com
  2. ^ "Blanchard, David J.". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  3. ^ "Journal of the Assembly". Journal of Proceedings. 1962. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Blanchard, Assembly Speaker, Dead at 41". Leader-Telegram. December 25, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2019. – via Newspapers.com
  5. ^ "Republican Solon Succumbs-David Blanchard, 41, Dies; Speaker of State Assembly". The Capital Times December 25, 1962, pp. 1, 4.