Thomas H. Blake | |
|---|---|
| 9th Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
| In office May 19, 1842 – April 16, 1845 | |
| President | John Tyler James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | Elisha Mills Huntington |
| Succeeded by | James Shields |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Ratliff Boon |
| Succeeded by | Ratliff Boon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1792-06-14)June 14, 1792 Calvert County,Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1849(1849-11-28) (aged 57) Cincinnati,Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery,Terre Haute |
| Political party | National Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | District of Columbia Militia |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 *Battle of Bladensburg |
Thomas Holdsworth Blake (June 14, 1792 – November 28, 1849) was an American politician who served as aUnited States Representative fromIndiana from 1827 to 1829.
Born inCalvert County, Maryland, Blake attended the public schools, and studied law inWashington, D.C.
During his time in Washington, he served as a member of the militia of the District of Columbia which took part in theBattle of Bladensburg in 1814, during theWar of 1812.
He later moved to Kentucky and then Indiana. He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inTerre Haute, Indiana; he served as prosecuting attorney and judge of the circuit court, serving as theUS Attorney for the District of Indiana from 1817 to 1818. He was also a businessman who served in theIndiana House of Representatives.
Blake was elected as aNational Republican to the20th United States Congress, sitting from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to theTwenty-first Congress.
On May 19, 1842,President Tyler appointed him as Commissioner of the General Land Office; he served until April 1845.
In later years, he was a resident trustee of theWabash & Erie Canal, and he also visited England as a financial agent of the state of Indiana.
While returning from that trip, he died inCincinnati, Ohio, on November 28, 1849, and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, inTerre Haute.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Jacksonian | Thomas H. Blake | 5,223 | 43.0 | |
| Democratic | Ratliff Boon | 5,202 | 42.8 | |
| Independent | Lawrence S. Shuler | 1,723 | 14.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ratliff Boon | 7,272 | 52.2 | |
| Anti-Jacksonian | Thomas H. Blake | 6,671 | 47.8 | |
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"Blake, Thomas Holdsworth" .Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 1st congressional district 1827–1829 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Commissioner of the General Land Office 1842–1845 | Succeeded by |
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