John Blanch
John Blanch, of Wotton Court, near Gloucester and Eastington, Gloucestershire, was a clothier and English politician.
Family
His parentage is unknown. His first wife was Mary, daughter of Richard Cambridge of Woodchester, clothier, by whom he had a daughter Mary. In 1688 he married Hannah, the daughter of William Mew, rector of Eastington. His daughter Mary married Thomas Horton.
Career
He was a vociferous advocate for the local cloth trade, lobbying politicians and publishing a pamphlet The Interest of England Consider'd in an Essay Upon Wool. He was a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Gloucester from 1710 to 1713.