Charles A. Blanchard

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Blanchard Hall, Wheaton College
Blanchard Hall, Wheaton College

Charles A. Blanchard (1848 - 1925) was the second president of Wheaton College. He succeeded his father, Jonathan Blanchard, to the office in 1882 and served Wheaton in that capacity until his death, in 1925.[1]

Named after the Duke of Sardinia, Charles Albert Blanchard was ten years old when his father left the Galesburg, Illinois area to assume the presidency of the Illinois Institute, which was soon to become Wheaton College. During his youth, Charles saw closehand the efforts of his father and his tenure as president. This gave the younger Blanchard a solid foundation upon which to build his 43-year administration.[2]

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  1. ^ About us - History. Wheaton College, www.wheaton.edu. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  2. ^ The decade of the 1890s. Wheaton College faces a new century, Wheaton College, www.wheaton.edu. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.

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