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Newton C. Blanchard

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Newton C. Blanchard was an American Democratic Party politician who served as governor of Louisiana from 1904 to 1908. During his tenure a wide range of reforms were carried out such as a minimum wage and maximum hour law, the establishment of state boards of forestry, charities, and corrections, higher spending for public schools, and a party primary system for choosing nominees for elective office. [1]


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