Gene Blanshan

Gene Blanshan
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 88th district
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 10, 1993
Preceded byGeorge Swearingen
Succeeded byHorace Daggett
Personal details
Born (1948-12-16) December 16, 1948
Boone, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic

Eugene Henry "Gene" Blanshan (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from the 88th district from 1983 to 1993.[1][2]

Personal life

Blanshan was born in Boone, Iowa, the son of Harold Irwin Blanshan (1916-2001) and Gladys Mildred Rueter Blanshan (1919-2004). His parents had married on April 20, 1941 in Grand Junction, Iowa. His father served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II.

Blanshan graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He is a descendant of Louis DuBois (Huguenot) and the Hasbrouck family.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eugene H. Blanshan". Legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Blanshan joins Demo race for 5th District Congress". Siouxcityjournal.com. January 7, 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Eugene Henry Blanshan genealogy". ourfamtree.org. Ray Gurganus. Retrieved March 23, 2021.