John Blake Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from New York

New York

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Life

Born in Ulster County

Ulster County, New York

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, Blake attended the public schools and during the Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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 served in the New York State Militia. He was appointed deputy sheriff of Ulster County in 1793, was a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 in 1798-99

22nd New York State Legislature

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 and 1800

23rd New York State Legislature

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, and was sheriff

Sheriffs in the United States

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 of Orange County

Orange County, New York

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 from 1803 to 1805.

Blake was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 9th

9th United States Congress

- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Nathaniel Macon -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

 and 10th United States Congress

10th United States Congress

- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...

es, holding office from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1809. He was again a member of the State assembly in 1812-13

36th New York State Legislature

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 and was judge of the Orange County Court of Common Pleas

New York Court of Common Pleas

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 from 1815 to 1818. He was a presidential elector in 1816

United States presidential election, 1816

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, voting for James Monroe

James Monroe

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 and Daniel D. Tompkins

Daniel D. Tompkins

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He again served in the State assembly in 1819, and was supervisor

Town supervisor

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 of the town of Montgomery

Montgomery, New York

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 for fifteen terms. He died in Montgomery in 1826; interment was in the Berea Churchyard, near Newburgh.