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 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. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} 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. ^ ^{a b c} 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. ^ ^{a b} 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. ^ ^{a b c d e f} 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. 

Political offices
Preceded by Elmer A. Stevens	Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District 1910 – January 1914	Succeeded by Charles W. Eldridge

Persondata
Name	Blanchard, Charles V.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 2, 1866
Place of birth	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of death	February 20, 1939
Place of death	Florida