Thomas H. Blake
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Thomas Holdsworth Blake (June 14, 1792 – November 28, 1849) was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Calvert County, Maryland
, Blake attended the public schools.
He studied law in Washington, D.C.
.
He served as member of the militia of the District of Columbia which took part in the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814.
He moved to Kentucky and thence to Indiana.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana
.
He served as prosecuting attorney and judge of the circuit court.
Abandoned the practice of law to engage in business.
He served as member of the State house of representatives.
Blake was elected as an Adams to the Twentieth
Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first
Congress.
He was appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office by President Tyler on May 19, 1842, and served until April 1845.
Chosen resident trustee of the Wabash & Erie Canal.
Visited England as financial agent of the State of Indiana and, while returning, died in Cincinnati, Ohio
, November 28, 1849.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest...
, Blake attended the public schools.
He studied law in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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He served as member of the militia of the District of Columbia which took part in the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814.
He moved to Kentucky and thence to Indiana.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
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He served as prosecuting attorney and judge of the circuit court.
Abandoned the practice of law to engage in business.
He served as member of the State house of representatives.
Blake was elected as an Adams to the Twentieth
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress.
He was appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office by President Tyler on May 19, 1842, and served until April 1845.
Chosen resident trustee of the Wabash & Erie Canal.
Visited England as financial agent of the State of Indiana and, while returning, died in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, November 28, 1849.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
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