Charles V. Blanchard
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Charles V. Blanchard 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.
Blanchard did not seek reëlection to the senate in 1913. Blanchard was replaced by Charles W. Eldridge
for the 1914 legislative term.
Blanchard worked for many years for the N. E. Tel & Tel Co.
Blanchard had a heart attack and died while he was on a trip to Florida, where he had gone to spend the winter.
United States
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politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who served as a Massachusetts State Representative
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
and a Massachusetts State Senator
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
.
While he was a member of the Massachusetts House
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
Blanchard developed a close friendship with Calvin Coolidge. Blanchard, it was rumored, taught Coolidge how to properly dress for various occasions.
Blanchard did not seek reëlection to the senate in 1913. Blanchard was replaced by Charles W. Eldridge
Charles W. Eldridge
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts....
for the 1914 legislative term.
Blanchard worked for many years for the N. E. Tel & Tel Co.
Blanchard had a heart attack and died while he was on a trip to Florida, where he had gone to spend the winter.