Terms of Service

• Senate, 63rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 62nd ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 61st & 60th ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1967 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/28/1969.
• Senate, 59th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 58th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
  Democrat
  
• House, 56th Legislature
  1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
  Democrat
  
• House, 55th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  

(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) Lawyer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. "Lawyers again comprise the largest group of any one profession in the 55th Texas Legislature, which convened in Austin January 8." Texas Bar Journal .
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 39. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 457. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 942. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 6. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. H.J. Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. (Doc) Blanchard, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. H.J. (Doc) Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. (Doc) Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. (Doc) Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. (Doc) Blanchard, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.J. (Doc) Blanchard, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
• United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Economic Development  
• Natural Resources  
• Property Tax Committee, Legislative (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Banking  
• Economic Development (Chair) 
• Environment (Vice Chair) 
• Environmental Affairs, Interim  
• Finance  
• Insurance (Chair) 
• Interstate Cooperation  
• Jurisprudence  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Life Insurance Companies, Prevention of Insolvencies  
• Nominations  
• Oil and Gas  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• Rules  
• Rules of the Senate  
• State Affairs  
• Unemployment Compensation and Workmen's Compensation Laws, Interim  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Banking  
• County, District, and Urban Affairs  
• Finance  
• Insurance (Chair) 
• Interstate Cooperation  
• Land Use and Environmental Control  
• Liquor Laws  
• Lunar Landing Commission  
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation Law  
• Nominations (Vice Chair) 
• Oil and Gas  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• Pipeline  
• Public Utility Commission  
• State Affairs  
• Tort Claims Act  
• Uninsured Motorists' Coverage  
• Water and Conservation  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Education  
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• Governmental Immunity  
• Insurance  
• Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance (Chair) 
• Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) 
• Land Use and Environmental Control  
• Nominations (Chair) 
• Oil and Gas  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Health  
• Rules  
• Rules of the Senate  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• Water and Conservation  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• General Investigating  
• Insurance (Chair) 
• Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Labor and Management Relations  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Nominations  
• Oil and Gas  
• Public Health  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Banking  
• Counties, Cities and Towns  
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• Insurance  
• Interstate-Cooperation  
• Jurisprudence  
• Labor and Management Relations (Chair) 
• Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts  
• Nominations  
• Oil and Gas  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• General Investigating Committee (Chair) 
• Interstate Cooperation  
• Local and Uncontested Bills  
• Motor Traffic (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation  
• State Affairs  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Appropriations  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• General Investigating  
• Interstate Cooperation  
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation