Background
Blake, John was born on December 5, 1762 in Ulster County, New York, United States.
United States representative politician
Blake, John was born on December 5, 1762 in Ulster County, New York, United States.
Born in Ulster County, Blake attended the public schools and during the Revolutionary War Blake served in the New York State Militia.
He was sheriff of Orange County from 1803 to 1805. Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 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. He served as judge of the Orange County Court of Common Pleas from 1815 to 1818.
He was a presidential elector in 1816, voting for James Monroe and Daniel Doctorate. Tompkins.
Again serving in the State assembly in 1819, Blake was then supervisor of the town of Montgomery for fifteen terms. Blake died in Montgomery, Orange County, New New York
He is interred at Berea Churchyard, near Newburgh, New New York
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. Blake was again a member of the State assembly in 36th New York State Legislature from 1812 to 1813.