Biography

Blake was the eldest son of Sir Valentine Blake, 1st Baronet

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...

 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

Mayor of Galway

The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...

 for the term 1637-38. He was an alderman

Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...

, and MP for the town in 1634-35.

Blake was killed in the town when a canon, built by its citizens, exploded, killing him and a number of others.

He married Juliane Browne, daughter of Geoffrey, and was succeeded by his son, Valentine, in 1642. He had three other sons and several daughters.

See also

• Blake Baronets
  Blake Baronets
  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...