- Théotime Blanchard
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name = Théotime Blanchard
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birth_date = birth date|1844|5|8
birth_place =Caraquet, New Brunswick Canada flagicon|Canada
death_date = death date and age|1911|3|11|1844|5|8|mf=y
death_place = Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada flagicon|Canada
resting_place = Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens Cemetery, Caraquet, NB
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education = Caraquet common school
occupation = Teacher, farmer, merchant, politician
party = Conservative
spouse = Marie Gauvin
children = 3 sons, 1 daughter
parents = Agapit Blanchard &
Anne-Marie Poirier
religion = Roman CatholicThéotime Blanchard (
May 8 1844 –March 11 1911 ) was a teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in the Province of New Brunswick,Canada . He represented Gloucester County from 1870 to 1875 and from 1892 to 1894 in theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick and Gloucester in theCanadian House of Commons from 1894 to 1900 as a Conservative member.He was born in
Caraquet, New Brunswick , the son of Agapit Blanchard and Anne-Marie Poirier, and the grandson ofTranquille Blanchard . He taught school in Neguac and in Caraquet. In 1867, he married Marie Gauvin. Blanchard was later named ajustice of the peace .A Roman Catholic, in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly he helped lead the opposition to the
Common Schools Act of 1871 that banned religious instruction in the province's school system based on the principle ofSeparation of church and state . Blanchard resigned his seat in the assembly and was appointed inspector of weights and measures for Restigouche County in 1876. From 1887 to 1892, he served as customs inspector at Caraquet. Blanchard was the firstAcadian elected to the provincial assembly and the Canadian House of Commons from Gloucester County. He was defeated byOnésiphore Turgeon when he ran for reelection in 1900 and again in 1904. He died in Bathurst at the age of 66 after being injured in a vehicle accident.References
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* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item={2980D9A0-2E80-4582-BF18-55BF3D416397}&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
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