David Blanchard

David Blanchard was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Blanchard was born on January 5, 1921 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. His father, George Washington Blanchard, was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Blanchard would graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Wisconsin Law School. He practiced law in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He married his wife, Carolyn, on September 29, 1943. Blanchard died on December 23, 1962, in Edgerton, Wisconsin.

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.