Charles V. Blanchard

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]

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.

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]

Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Lewiston Evening Journal (February 21, 1939), OBITUARY Charles Blanchard, Lewiston, ME: The Lewiston Evening Journal, p. 2. 
8. ↑ Fuess, Claude M. (1940), Calvin Coolidge - The Man from Vermont, Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., p. 98.