Oliver Blake
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Source: Library and Archives Canada
Oliver Blake (October 1, 1802 – December 10, 1873) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1873.
He was born in Ireland in 1802 and came to Upper Canada while young. He was a director of the Beaver Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He served as reeve for Townsend Township in Norfolk County. Blake was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Thames division in 1862 and was named to the Senate after Confederation.
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
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