Thomas Blake (MP)
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Thomas Blake (9 November 1825 – 31 March 1901) was an English Liberal politician
Blake was the youngest son of William Blake, of Ross on Wye. He was chairman of the Ross School Board, to which he was elected four times.[1]
Blake stood for parliament unsuccessfully in Herefordshire at the 1868.[2] He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster at a by-election in February 1876, and held the seat until his defeat in 1880. He was elected at the 1885 general election as MP for the new Forest of Dean constituency, and was re-elected in 1886,[3] but resigned from the House of Commons on 15 July 1887.[4]
Blake died at the age of 75.
Blake married firstly Susan Ellen Gordon in 1844. He married secondly Anne Kay in 1874.
References
- ↑ Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Blake
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Leominster 1876–1880 |
Succeeded by James Rankin |
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Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean 1885–1887 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Blundell Samuelson |
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