Thomas H. Blake

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Thomas Holdsworth Blake (born June 14, 1792 in Calvert County , Maryland , †  November 28, 1849 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Blake was the son of James H. Blake (1768-1819), who was Mayor of Washington, DC between 1813 and 1817 . He attended the public schools in his home country. He then studied law in Washington. As a member of the federal capital's militia, he took part in the battle of Bladensburg in 1814 . He later moved to Kentucky and then Indiana, where he practiced as a lawyer in Terre Haute . Afterwards he was a public prosecutor and judge at the local district court. From 1817 to 1818 he was the successor to William Hendricks federal attorney for the district of Indiana. He later gave up his legal activities to pursue other business.

Politically, Blake was a supporter of President John Quincy Adams in the 1820s . At the end of the decade he became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . Prior to serving as a congressman, Blake was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives . In the congressional election of 1826 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the first constituency of Indiana, where he succeeded Ratliff Boon on March 4, 1827 . Since he was not confirmed in 1828, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1829 . This was shaped by the discussions between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson .

Between 1842 and 1845 Blake was entrusted with the management of the land office . Later he was President of Wabash & Erie Canal Co. In 1849 he traveled to England as a financial agent on behalf of his state . On the way back he died on November 28, 1849 in Cincinnati. He was buried in Terre Haute.

Web links

  • Thomas H. Blake in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Blake, Thomas H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blake, Thomas Holdsworth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Calvert County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1849
Place of death Cincinnati , Ohio