THOMAS LOFTIN BLANCHARD, M.D.
Bio-Sawyers
SURNAMES: PAYNE, HARRIS,
A distinguished member of the medical
profession in Santa Clara County to whom the Golden State is indebted
for some of its reputation as one of the most desirable corners of the
earth in which to live, is Dr. Thomas Loftin Blanchard, of San Jose, in
which progressive city he is both familiarly and agreeably known, and
his offices in the Bank of San Jose building have become a Mecca to
those seeking the benefits of the last word of science. Dr. Blanchard
was born in Missouri on July 17, 1886, the son of George B. Blanchard,
a lumberman and stockraiser who came from Missouri to California in
1893 and settled in San Jose, where he established the largest
wholesale hay business. He married Miss Emeline Payne, and they resided
at 875 University avenue. Thomas L. attended the public schools at San
Jose. and also Santa Clara, finishing there the high school course, and
then he studied at the Cooper Medical College in San Francisco, and was
graduated therefrom in May, 1909, with the M.D. degree.
For a couple of years Dr. Blanchard practiced in Campbell, after which
he took a trip to Europe and studied at both Vienna and Berlin, doing
post-graduate work. On returning to America, he opened an office in San
Jose, and there he has since practiced, making a specialty of surgery.
He joined the staff of the O'Connor Sanitarium, and when the world
conflict called for such professional services as his, he became a
first lieutenant and served his country and humanity for seventeen
months.
On October 28, 1913, Dr. Blanchard was married to Miss Mariam A.
Harris, a native of California, a gifted lady, well fitted to be his
helpmate. He is a Mason and belongs to the Consistory, in which he has
risen to the thirty-second degree, and to the Commandery. Dr.
Blanchard's status as a skillful surgeon and a thoroughly up-to-date
practitioner is reflected in his election as president of the County
Medical Society, and his activity in both the State Medical Society and
the American Medical Association. A Democrat in respect to his
preference for party platforms, he is ready at all times to cast aside
partisanship when a nonpartisan support will elect or adopt those
persons or measures which would be most desirable for the community. He
is fond of gardening and the other diversions of outdoor life, and as
this is one of the garden-spots of the world, is deeply interested in
Santa Clara County, its past and its future. On July 6, 1922, Dr.
Blanchard returned from his second trip to Europe, having spent five
months in London, Paris, and Vienna hospitals, studying surgery and
women's diseases. From the University of Vienna he received his diploma
for post-graduate surgical work.
from Eugene T. Sawyers' History of Santa Clara County,California, published by Historic Record Co. , 1922. page 1088
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