Edmond Blanc

Edmond Blanc (22 February 1856 – 12 December 1920) was a horse breeder as well a French politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1893 to 1894, and from 1898 to 1902, representing Hautes-Pyrénées.^[1] He also served as the mayor of La Celle Saint-Cloud.^[1] He was the owner of several stud farms in La Celle Saint-Cloud, Haras Villebon and Haras Hardy.^[1] He built the racecourse of Saint-Cloud inaugurated in 1901 along with a horse training center named La Fouilleuse. He won the Grand Prix de Paris seven times.^[1]

Edmond Blanc
Born	22 February 1856 Paris, France
Died	12 December 1920 (1920-12-13) (aged 64) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Occupation	Politician
Spouses	Héloïse Marot Marthe Galinier
Children	2 sons
Parent(s)	François Blanc Marie Hensel
Relatives	Camille Blanc (half-brother) Marie-Félix Blanc (sister)

The Prix Edmond Blanc at the Saint-Cloud Racecourse is named in his memory.