Blake Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies for persons with the surname Blake, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Menlough in the County of Galway, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 10 July 1622 for Valentine Blake
, Mayor of Galway
in 1611 and 1630 and a member of the Irish House of Commons
for Galway. His grandfather Thomas Blake (d. 1574) had preceded him as Mayor. The second Baronet was a member of the Irish Parliament for Galway Borough
. The third Baronet represented both County Galway and Galway Borough in Parliament. The sixth Baronet was a member of the Irish House of Commons for County Galway. He was the first Catholic gentlemen of distinction to join William of Orange
. The twelfth Baronet represented Galway Borough
in the British House of Commons
. The fourteenth Baronet was High Sheriff
of County Galway in 1872. See also the Blake Baronetcy of Twizell Castle below.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Langham in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 8 October 1772 for Patrick Blake, Member of Parliament
for Sudbury
. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1975.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Twizell Castle in the County of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 May 1774 for Francis Blake
. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blake, Mayor of Galway in 1547, brother of the first Baronet of Menlough (see above). Sir Francis's mother was Sarah, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Blake, of Cogges
, Oxfordshire
, who married Elizabeth (née Carr) of Ford Castle
, Northumberland
, and purchased Twizell Castle
, also in Northumberland, in 1685. Sir Francis was a distant relative of the Blake Baronets of Menlough. The first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1860.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Tillmouth Park in Cornhill in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 July 1907 for Francis Blake
, subsequently Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
. He was the son of Francis Blake, who had inherited Twizell and Tillmouth estates on the death of his relative, Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet (see the 1774 creation above). As of 2010 the title is held by the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1950.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Menlough in the County of Galway, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 10 July 1622 for Valentine Blake
Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet
Sir Valentine Blake, Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway, 1560-2 January 1635.-Biography:The eldest of three sons of Walter Blake and Juliana Browne, Blake was described as the richest man in Galway in 1592. He owned extensive property in the countys of Galway, Mayo and Clare, some of which was...
, Mayor of Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
in 1611 and 1630 and a member of the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Galway. His grandfather Thomas Blake (d. 1574) had preceded him as Mayor. The second Baronet was a member of the Irish Parliament for Galway Borough
Galway Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Galway Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Galway Borough was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
. The third Baronet represented both County Galway and Galway Borough in Parliament. The sixth Baronet was a member of the Irish House of Commons for County Galway. He was the first Catholic gentlemen of distinction to join William of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
. The twelfth Baronet represented Galway Borough
Galway Borough (UK Parliament constituency)
Galway Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland. It returned one MP 1801–1832, two MPs 1832–1885 and one thereafter. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:This...
in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. The fourteenth Baronet was High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of County Galway in 1872. See also the Blake Baronetcy of Twizell Castle below.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Langham in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 8 October 1772 for Patrick Blake, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Sudbury
Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844...
. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1975.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Twizell Castle in the County of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 May 1774 for Francis Blake
Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell Castle
Sir Francis Blake was a Northumbrian landowner who was created 1st Baronet of Twizell in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 May 1774....
. He was the great-grandson of Robert Blake, Mayor of Galway in 1547, brother of the first Baronet of Menlough (see above). Sir Francis's mother was Sarah, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Blake, of Cogges
Cogges
Cogges is a district beside the River Windrush in Witney, Oxfordshire, east of the town centre. It had been a separate village and until 1932 it was a separate civil parish.-History:...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, who married Elizabeth (née Carr) of Ford Castle
Ford Castle
Forde Castle is a Grade 1 listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England....
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, and purchased Twizell Castle
Twizell Castle
Twizell Castle is a Grade II* listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument which stands on a bend of the River Till at Tillmouth Park, Northumberland, northern England. Below it, the medieval Twizell bridge spans the river. It is located south-west of Berwick Upon Tweed. The site is visible...
, also in Northumberland, in 1685. Sir Francis was a distant relative of the Blake Baronets of Menlough. The first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1860.
The Blake Baronetcy, of Tillmouth Park in Cornhill in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 July 1907 for Francis Blake
Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park
Sir Francis Douglas Blake, 1st Baronet CB DL was Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, Vice Lord Lieutenant in 1920 and 1931, a Justice of the Peace, and a Member of Parliament....
, subsequently Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. He was the son of Francis Blake, who had inherited Twizell and Tillmouth estates on the death of his relative, Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet (see the 1774 creation above). As of 2010 the title is held by the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1950.
Blake Baronets, of Menlough (1622)
- Sir Valentine Blake, 1st BaronetSir Valentine Blake, 1st BaronetSir Valentine Blake, Irish merchant and Mayor of Galway, 1560-2 January 1635.-Biography:The eldest of three sons of Walter Blake and Juliana Browne, Blake was described as the richest man in Galway in 1592. He owned extensive property in the countys of Galway, Mayo and Clare, some of which was...
(d. 1635) - Sir Thomas Blake, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Blake, 2nd Baronet-Biography:Blake was the eldest son of Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet and his first wife, Margaret, daughter of Robuck French.Blake was Sheriff with his father, though the lattar was removed from office for refuseing the oath of supremacy in 1611.He was Mayor of Galway for the term 1637-38...
(d. c. 1640) - Sir Valentine Blake, 3rd BaronetSir Valentine Blake, 3rd Baronet-Biography:Blake was the eldest of three sons of Sir Thomas Blake and Juliane, daughter of Geoffrey Browne. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 19 July 1628, was knighted on 3 October 1629, and sat in the Irish parliament of 1634–35 as MP either for Tuam or Galway county. He was a member of...
(d. 1652) - Sir Thomas Blake, 4th Baronet (d. c. 1670)
- Sir Valentine Blake, 5th Baronet (d. c. 1672)
- Sir Walter Blake, 6th Baronet (d. 1748)
- Sir Thomas Blake, 7th Baronet (d. 1749)
- Sir Ulick Blake, 8th Baronet (d. 1766)
- Sir Thomas Blake, 9th Baronet (d. 1787)
- Sir Walter Blake, 10th Baronet (d. 1802)
- Sir John Blake, 11th Baronet (1753-1834)
- Sir Valentine John Blake, 12th Baronet (1780-1847)
- Sir Thomas Edward Blake, 13th Baronet (1805-1875)
- Sir Valentine Blake, 14th Baronet (1836-1912)
- Sir Thomas Patrick Ulick John Harvey Blake, 15th Baronet (1870-1925)
- Sir Ulick Temple Blake, 16th Baronet (1904-1963)
- Sir Thomas Richard Valentine Blake, 17th Baronet (1942-2008)
- Sir Anthony Teilo Bruce Blake, 18th Baronet (b. 1951)
Blake Baronets, of Langham (1772)
- Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet (c. 1742-1784)
- Sir Patrick Blake, 2nd Baronet (c. 1768-1818)
- Sir James Henry Blake, 3rd Baronet (1770-1832)
- Sir Henry Charles Blake, 4th Baronet (1794-1880)
- Sir Patrick James Graham Blake, 5th Baronet (1861-1930)
- Sir Cuthbert Patrick Blake, 6th Baronet (1885-1975)
Blake Baronets, of Twizell Castle (1774)
- Sir Francis Blake, 1st BaronetSir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake was a Northumbrian landowner who was created 1st Baronet of Twizell in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 May 1774....
(c. 1709–1780) - Sir Francis Blake, 2nd BaronetSir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake was a High Sheriff of Northumberland , a major land owner of that county, and a political writer.He succeeded to the Baronetcy of Twizell Castle on the death of his father Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell Castle in 1780.He inherited substantial Northumberland estates...
(c. 1737–1818) - Sir Francis Blake, 3rd BaronetSir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell CastleSir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet was a Northumbrian landowner, politician and baronet.-Background:Born at Heston, he was the son of Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet and his wife, the daughter of Alexander Douglas...
(c. 1774–1860)
Blake Baronets, of Tillmouth Park (1907)
- Sir Francis Douglas Blake, 1st BaronetSir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth ParkSir Francis Douglas Blake, 1st Baronet CB DL was Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, Vice Lord Lieutenant in 1920 and 1931, a Justice of the Peace, and a Member of Parliament....
(1856–1940) - Sir (Francis) Edward Colquhoun Blake, 2nd Baronet (1893–1950)
- Sir Francis Michael Blake, 3rd Baronet (b. 1943)