Jotham Blanchard

Who was Jotham Blanchard?

Jotham Blanchard was a lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836.

He was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States, the son of Jonathan Blanchard and Sarah Goggins, and came to Truro, Nova Scotia with his parents in 1801. The family later settled at Pictou. Blanchard was educated at the Pictou Academy, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1822. He became editor of the Colonial Patriot in Pictou in 1827. In 1832, he married Margaret Spears. Near the end of his term in the assembly, Blanchard's participation was limited due to poor health and he died in Truro at the age of 39.