Background
Lake was the son of Sir Thomas Lake.
Lake was the son of Sir Thomas Lake.
He was a student of Middle Temple in 1609 and matriculated at New College, Oxford, aged 12 under entry dated 12 October 1610. He was awarded Bachelor from Hart Hall, Oxford on 8 February 1613 and was incorporated as Master of Arts of Cambridge on 14 July 1617. He was of Middlesex when he was knighted at Houghton Tower on 18 August 1617.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Bridgwater in 1625 and 1626.
Lake died at the age of about 33 and was buried at Whitchurch, Middlesex, on 19 December 1633.
Useless Parliament; Happy Parliament. 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1624, Lake was elected Member of Parliament for Minehead in the Happy Parliament.