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Thomas Holdsworth Blake

Adams Representative of Indiana's 1st district

  • Representative

    Indiana, district 1

    December 3, 1827 - March 3, 1829

1

Congresses Served

1

House Terms

June 14, 1792 (57 years old)

Birthday

November 28, 1849

Death

  • Served as a United States Representative from Indiana from 1827 to 1829.
  • Born in Calvert County, Maryland, and studied law in Washington, D.C.
  • Participated in the Battle of Bladensburg as a member of the District of Columbia militia during the War of 1812.
  • Moved to Kentucky and then Indiana, where he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Terre Haute.
  • Held positions as prosecuting attorney and judge of the circuit court, and served as the US Attorney for the District of Indiana from 1817 to 1818.
  • Was a businessman and served in the Indiana House of Representatives.
  • Elected as a National Republican to the 20th United States Congress.
  • Unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1828.
  • Appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office by President Tyler, serving from 1842 to 1845.
  • Acted as a resident trustee of the Wabash & Erie Canal and visited England as a financial agent of the state of Indiana.
  • Died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849 and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute.