I found this in the book above. Hope you don't mind me writing all of this to the group. Page 77-78 John Blanchard was a resident of Bellefonte. He was admitted an attorney in this county at April term, 1815. He had been admitted at York, Penn. on the 31st of March of that year. He was an Eastern man reared and educated in New England, a graduate of Yale College, and thoroughly imbued with Puritanical principles. He located in Bellafonte while yet a young man, and secured a good practice in Centre County and soon extended it into adjoining counties. For many years he was an attendant upon our courts, and participated in most of the important trials that took place here. He was one of Robert Campbell's attorneys in the case of the Commonwealth against him for libel upon Governor Porter. His Colleagues in that case were Samuel Alexander, of Carlisle, and John G. Miles of Hungtingdon. Mr. Blanchard had all his life been as opponent of the Democratic party. He had grown gray in that opposition. No wonder, therefore that he should in 1844 receive the unanimous nomination of the Whig party for Congress. The district was composed of the counties of Centre, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Juniata, every county being represented. The conference nominated him by acciamation. John G. Miles, who was his brother-in-law , had many friends in this county, and the conferees from this county would have voted for his nomination, but he declined in favor of Mr. Blanchard, thus making a sacrifice which not many men are willing to make. Dr. Joseph Henderson, of Mifflin county, was his competitor. Huntingdon county gave Mr. Blanchard a majority of thirthteen hundred and thrity-one, and he carried the district by three hundred and ninety-six majority. In 1846, Mr.Blanchard was again nominated and elected to Congress over A.P. Wilson, of Huntingdon. hope you all enjoy alittle bit about Mr. Blanchard. Donna