Oliver Blake (October 1, 1802 – December 10, 1873) was an

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businessman and political figure. He was a

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member of the

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from 1867 to 1873. He was born in

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, United States in 1802 and came to

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while young. As a young man he sold fanning mills. Later, he was a director of the Beaver Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He was appointed court clerk in 1841; Deputy Reeve of Townsend Township in Norfolk County, Councillor of Townsend Township in 1853, and served as Reeve of Townsend Township in 1852, 1854 - 1857. Blake was elected to the

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for Thames division in 1862 and was named to the Senate after

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References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1871)
* Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869–1934. Roll: MS935_7. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

* "Reminiscences of John Carrow, Esq." a Paper read to the Norfolk Historical Society by H. Frank Cook and subsequently published in 4 Dec 1902 Simcoe Reformer (page 1) 1802 births 1873 deaths Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Canadian senators from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada senators American emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Immigrants to Upper Canada People from New Hampton, New Hampshire {{Ontario-politician-stub