John L. Blake

This article is about the American politician. For the American author and clergyman, see John Lauris Blake.

John L. Blake
From Volume IV of 1922's History of the Oranges to 1921.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th district
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	Thomas Baldwin Peddie
Succeeded by	Phineas Jones
Personal details
Born	(1831-03-25)March 25, 1831 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	October 10, 1899(1899-10-10) (aged 68) West Orange, New Jersey
Political party	Republican

John Lauris Blake (March 25, 1831, in Boston, Massachusetts – October 10, 1899, in West Orange, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881.

Early life and education

Blake was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 25, 1831. He received a classical education and moved to Orange, in 1846. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Orange.

He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1857 and was a delegate to the 1876 Republican National Convention.

Congress

Blake was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1881, but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1880.

After leaving Congress, he resumed his law practice in Orange, and became president of the Citizens' Gas Light Co. of Newark, in 1893.

Death

He died in West Orange, on October 10, 1899, and was interred in Rosedale Cemetery in Orange.

External links

• United States Congress. "John L. Blake (id: B000532)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Lauris Blake at The Political Graveyard
• John L. Blake at Find a Grave