BIOGRAPHY: Warren Blanchard; Spring Valley, Rockland co., New York

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Portrait and Biographical Record of Rockland and Orange Counties New York
Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens of the Counties.
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United
States.
New York and Chicago; Chapman Publishing Co., 1895

Warren Blanchard

The village of Spring Valley has no citizen who more worthily represents its
business interests than the subject of this sketch, who was born in Rockland
County, educated in its schools, and in the opening years of manhood took a
place among its energetic agriculturists and business men. He is proprietor of
a flourmill here, and is also successfully engaged as a dealer in grain, feed
and agricultural implements. During the nine years that he has been in
business here, he has established his name as one of the energetic and
efficient citizens of the place, and in addition to his private interests he
has officiated as Town Clerk for upwards of three years. In 1895 he resigned
this position and shortly afterward was appointed Supervisor, which position
he is now filling to the satisfaction of the entire county, and already
excellent roads are being constructed under his energetic supervision.

The parents of our subject, James and Eliza (Brooks) Blanchard, were natives
of Rockland County, and the former was engaged in agricultural pursuits and as
a dealer in wood. He died at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who
survives him, make her home on the old farm. Their family consisted of nine
children, namely: Emma, who is with her mother, to whose welfare she ministers
in her declining years; Kate, who lives in this county; Mary, residing in
Newark, N.J.; John, a farmer of this county; Samuel; Oliver R., a physician in
Jersey City, N.J.; Warren, of this sketch; Sarah, whos ehome is in Suffern;
and James B., a resident of Middletown.

The seventh in order of birth among the nine children of the family, Warren
Blanchard was born November 27, 1852, on the old homestead, where he remained
until twenty-two years of age, meantime acquiring a fair education in the
neighboring district schools. His work on the home farm made him familiar with
agricultural pursuits, which he understood thoroughly, as indeed he did every
enterprise which he undertook. In 1886 he purchased a flourmill on Main
Street, of E. A. Cooper, and has since built up a large and profitable trade,
having by effective management increased the magnitude of the business.

At the age of twenty-two Mr. Blanchard married Anna A. Blauvelt, a member of
one of the prominent families of this county. They are the parents of three
sons, Harry L., Frank D. and Floyd, aged, respectively, nine, eight and seven
years. From his youth Mr. Blanchard has been deeply interested in political
questions, and since he was entitled to the right of suffrage he has cast his
ballot with the Republican party. He is a firm believer in the principles of
this political organization and can give good reasons for his advocacy of its
platform. In local politics he has been influential and active, and at the
present time he is holding the position of Supervisor of Rockland County, as
above stated. Socially he is identified with the Masonic order and holds
membership in Ramapo Lodge of Suffern.