George Washington Blanchard (January 26, 1884October 2, 1964) was a member of the

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from 1933 to 1935. He was a

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. He represented

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in the

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. He was elected in the election of 1932 receiving 48.5% of the vote.

Biography

Born in Colby,

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, Blanchard graduated from the Colby High School and then received his bachelor's and law degrees from the

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. He then practiced law in

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. He served in the

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in 1925 and the

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in 1927. He died in Edgerton on October 2, 1964. Blanchard's son,

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, was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. David's wife, Carolyn, was also a member of the Assembly. Another son, George Jr., died by suicide in 1940.

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* ---- 1884 births 1964 deaths People from Colby, Wisconsin People from Edgerton, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Wisconsin lawyers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers {{Wisconsin-Representative-stub