Thomas H. Blake
American politician
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| order | 9th |
| office | Commissioner of the General Land Office |
| term_start | May 19, 1842 |
| term_end | April 16, 1845 |
| predecessor | Elisha Mills Huntington |
| successor | James Shields |
| president | John Tyler |
| James K. Polk | |
| state1 | Indiana |
| district1 | 1st |
| term_start1 | March 4, 1827 |
| term_end1 | March 3, 1829 |
| predecessor1 | Ratliff Boon |
| successor1 | Ratliff Boon |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Calvert County, Maryland, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| resting_place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute |
| party | National Republican |
| allegiance | United States |
| branch | District of Columbia Militia |
| battles | War of 1812 |
|order = 9th
|office = Commissioner of the General Land Office
|term_start = May 19, 1842
|term_end = April 16, 1845
|predecessor = Elisha Mills Huntington
|successor = James Shields
|president = John Tyler
James K. Polk
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- Battle of Bladensburg Thomas Holdsworth Blake (June 14, 1792 – November 28, 1849) was an American politician who served as a United States representative from Indiana from 1827 to 1829.
Biography
Born in Calvert County, Maryland, Blake attended the public schools, and studied law in Washington, D.C.
War of 1812
During his time in Washington, he served as a member of the militia of the District of Columbia which took part in the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814, during the War of 1812.
Early career
He later moved to Kentucky and then Indiana. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana; he served as prosecuting attorney and judge of the circuit court, serving as the US Attorney for the District of Indiana from 1817 to 1818. He was also a businessman who served in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Congress
Blake was elected as a National Republican to the 20th United States Congress, sitting from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress.
Later career
On May 19, 1842, President Tyler appointed him as Commissioner of the General Land Office; he served until April 1845.
In later years, he was a resident trustee of the Wabash & Erie Canal, and he also visited England as a financial agent of the state of Indiana.
Death and burial
While returning from that trip, he died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 28, 1849, and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, in Terre Haute.
Electoral history
| party = Anti-Jacksonian | candidate = Thomas H. Blake | votes = 5,223 | percentage = 43.0 | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Ratliff Boon | votes = 5,202 | percentage = 42.8 | party = Independent (US) | candidate = Lawrence S. Shuler | votes = 1,723 | percentage = 14.2 | party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Ratliff Boon | votes = 7,272 | percentage = 52.2 | party = Anti-Jacksonian | candidate = Thomas H. Blake | votes = 6,671 | percentage = 47.8
Notes
References
References
- Congressional Quarterly, p. 548
- Congressional Quarterly, p. 551
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