Background
Blades was born in Sydenham and educated at King"s College School.
Blades was born in Sydenham and educated at King"s College School.
King"s College School.
In 1913 he was elected to the Corporation of London. He served as Sheriff of London from 1917 to 1918 and during his term of office was knighted when the King and Queen visited the City of London to celebrate their silver wedding. In 1918 he was elected to Parliament for Epsom and held the seat until 1928, when he resigned by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.
In 1928 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Ebbisham, the old name of Epsom (since the title of Baron Epsom was already held by the Earl of Rosebery).
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On 23 April 1918 he was co-opted as a member of the London County Council for the Municipal Reform party.