Charles V. Blanchard

Charles V. Blanchard (February 2, 1866 – February 20, 1939) was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative and as a Massachusetts State Senator.

Charles V. Blanchard
Charles V. Blanchard circa 1911[1]
Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District[1]
In office 1910[1] – January 1914
Preceded by	Elmer A. Stevens[2][3]
Succeeded by	Charles W. Eldridge[4][5]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District[6]
In office 1906[1] – 1909[1]
Personal details
Born	February 2, 1866[1][3] Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
Died	February 20, 1939[7] Florida[7]
Political party	Republican[1]
Children	Howard Blanchard;[7] Ida Blanchard[7]
Alma mater	Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College[3]
Profession	Financial Manager[1]

While he was a member of the Massachusetts House Blanchard developed a close friendship with Calvin Coolidge. Blanchard, it was rumored, taught Coolidge how to properly dress for various occasions.[8]

Blanchard did not seek reëlection to the senate in 1913. Blanchard was replaced by Charles W. Eldridge for the 1914 legislative term.[5]

Blanchard worked for many years for the N. E. Tel & Tel Co.[7]

Blanchard had a heart attack and died while he was on a trip to Florida, where he had gone to spend the winter.[7]

See also

• 131st Massachusetts General Court (1910)
• 134th Massachusetts General Court (1913)

Notes

1. Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 28.
2. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1909), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1909, Vol. XVIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 131.
3. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1910), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1910 Vol. XIX, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 123.
4. Who's Who in State Politics, 1915, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1915, p. 66.
5. Boston Evening Transcript (December 1, 1913), SENATE CHAIRMANSHIPS - Some Probabilities of President Coolidge's Coming Selections, Boston, MA: The Boston Evening Transcript, p. 16.
6. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1908), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1908 Vol. XVII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 159.
7. Lewiston Evening Journal (February 21, 1939), OBITUARY Charles Blanchard, Lewiston, ME: The Lewiston Evening Journal, p. 2.
8. Fuess, Claude Moore (1940), Calvin Coolidge - The Man from Vermont, Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., p. 98.