| David J. Blanchard | |
| Order: | 63rd |
| Office: | Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Term Start: | January 7, 1961 |
| Term End: | December 23, 1962 |
| Predecessor: | George Molinaro |
| Successor: | Robert D. Haase |
| State1: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Rock 2nd |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 1955 |
| Term End1: | December 23, 1962 |
| Predecessor1: | Burger M. Engebretson |
| Successor1: | Carolyn Blanchard |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Cause: | Uremia |
| Restingplace: | Fassett Cemetery, |
| Spouse: | Carolyn Phyllis Jensen |
| Father: | George W. Blanchard |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin Law School |
| Profession: | lawyer |
David James Blanchard (January 5, 1921December 23, 1962) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 63rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. His father, George Washington Blanchard, was a U.S. congressman.
Blanchard was born on January 5, 1921, in Edgerton, Wisconsin.[1] [2] His father, George Washington Blanchard, was a member of the United States House of Representatives.[3] Blanchard graduated from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin Law School.[1] He practiced law in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He married Carolyn Jensen, on September 29, 1943. Blanchard died of uremia on December 23, 1962, in Edgerton, Wisconsin.[1] [4] [5]
Blanchard was a member of the Assembly from 1955 until his death. He became Speaker in 1961. Additionally, Blanchard was a delegate to the 1960 Republican National Convention. He was succeeded in his Assembly seat by his wife.