Background
Blake was the son of Sir Thomas Blake and Maria French.
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Walter Blake
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In October 1686, Walter Blake succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Blake of Menlough. During the Williamite war in Ireland, he was captain in Colonel Dillon"s Regiment of Foot of King James II"s Irish Army. He was the first Roman Catholic of distinction to join William of Orange"s forces, where he raised and maintained a regiment at his own expense.
Blake lived in Menlough, County Galway.
Blake died in May 1748 in Marlborough Street, Dublin.
Membership
Blake was Member of Parliament for Galway County in the Patriot Parliament of 1689.
