Biography
Born in Ulster County, New York, Ulster County in the Province of New York, Blake attended the public schools and during the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War Blake served in the New York State Militia. He married Elsie Eager and they had six children, Margaret, Ann, William, Sarah, Fanny, and Elsie.Career
Appointed deputy sheriff of Ulster County in 1793, Blake was then a member of the New York State Assembly in 22nd New York State Legislature from 1798 to 1799 and 23rd New York State Legislature in 1800. He was Sheriffs in the United States, sheriff of Orange County, New York, Orange County from 1803 to 1805. Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 9th United States Congress, 9th and 10th United States Congresses, Blake was United States Representative for the fifth district of New York from March 4, 1805, to March 4, 1809. Blake was again a member of the State assembly in 36th New York State Legislature from 1812 to 1813. He served as judge of the Orange County New York Court of Common Pleas, Court of Common Pleas from 1815 to 1818. He was a presidential elector in 1816 United States presidential election, 1816, voting for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins. Again serving in the State assembly in 1819, Blake was then town supervisor, supervisor of the town of Montgomery (town), New York, Montgomery for fifteen terms.Death
Blake died in Montgomery, Orange County, New York. He is burial, interred at Berea Churchyard, near Newburgh, New York.References
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