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George Washington Blanchard
1884–1964American politician
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2 famous people were born in Colby
George Washington Blanchard, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The other is Kirk Baumgartner, the American football player. Born in 1884, George Washington Blanchard is the first name on record, and Kirk Baumgartner, born in 1967, the most recent. Over the border in Abbotsford, one name is on record: Galen Laack.
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George Washington Blanchard
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
George Washington Blanchard
Youngest
1967
Kirk Baumgartner
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- George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons