Donald D. Blanchard

            DONALD D. BLANCHARD was born at Louisville, Ky., October 14, 1863, and has been a resident of New Albany since 1866.

            He graduated from the High School and from the New Albany Commercial College.

            His father, John L. Blanchard, a native of Kentucky, was for many years engaged in the clothing business at Louisville, but at the date of his death in 1870, and for some time previous, held a high position at the New Albany Rail Mill.

            His mother was Sallie H. McDonald, daughter of the late Hon. John S. McDonald, of New Albany, a wealthy banker and pork packer, and widely known capitalist.

            After his graduation, Mr. Blanchard took a clerical position in the office, at Louisville, of the L. & N. R.R. Co., but afterward returned to New Albany and entered the office of the DePauw American Plate Glass Works.

            In 1880 he engaged in the coal business, which he still continues on Bank street, between Main and Water. He is a leading operator in the coal trade, having by energy and enterprise built up a large business, dealing in Pittsburg, anthracite, Connelsville coke and Blossburg smithing coals.

Source: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana by John M. Gresham & Company, 1889. Part 2, page 69.