John Blake

Democratic Republican Representative of New York's 5th district

  • Representative

    New York, district 5

    October 26, 1807 - March 3, 1809

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

December 5, 1762 (63 years old)

Birthday

January 13, 1826

Death

  • Served in the New York State Militia during the Revolutionary War
  • Appointed deputy sheriff of Ulster County in 1793
  • Served in the New York State Assembly during the 22nd and 23rd sessions (1798-1799, 1800) and again in the 36th session (1812-1813)
  • Was the sheriff of Orange County from 1803 to 1805
  • Served as a U.S. Representative for New York’s 5th congressional district from 1805 to 1809
  • Served as a judge of the Orange County Court of Common Pleas from 1815 to 1818
  • Was a presidential elector in 1816, voting for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins
  • Served multiple terms as the supervisor of the town of Montgomery
  • Died in Montgomery, Orange County, New York, and is interred at Berea Churchyard, near Newburgh, New York
  • Had six children with spouse Elsie Eager