James J. Blanchard
James Johnston Blanchard is an American attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, and later as the as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1993 to 1996.
8 August 1942
Born on the same birth date (8 August 1942): Dennis Canavan • John Gustafson (musician) • Vardo Rumessen
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