Thomas H. Blake
Thomas H. Blake | |
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9th Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
In office May 19, 1842 – April 16, 1845 | |
President | John Tyler James K. Polk |
Preceded by | Elisha Mills Huntington |
Succeeded by | James Shields |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Ratliff Boon |
Succeeded by | Ratliff Boon |
Personal details | |
Born | Calvert County, Maryland, U.S. | June 14, 1792
Died | November 28, 1849 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 57)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute |
Political party | National Republican |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | District of Columbia Militia |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 * 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
[edit]Born in Calvert County, Maryland, Blake attended the public schools, and studied law in Washington, D.C.
War of 1812
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Anti-Jacksonian | Thomas H. Blake | 5,223 | 43.0 | |
Democratic | Ratliff Boon | 5,202 | 42.8 | |
Independent | Lawrence S. Shuler | 1,723 | 14.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ratliff Boon | 7,272 | 52.2 | |
Anti-Jacksonian | Thomas H. Blake | 6,671 | 47.8 |
Notes
[edit]This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (July 2014) |
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "Thomas H. Blake (id: B000534)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress