John Blake Jr. (December 5, 1762 – January 13, 1826) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Born in Ulster County, Blake attended the public schools and during the Revolutionary War 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 in 1798-99 and 1800, and was sheriff of Orange County from 1803 to 1805.
Blake was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 9th and 10th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1809. He was again a member of the State assembly in 1812-13 and was judge of the Orange County Court of Common Pleas from 1815 to 1818. He was a presidential elector in 1816, voting for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins.
He again served in the State assembly in 1819, and was supervisor of the town of Montgomery for fifteen terms. He died in Montgomery in 1826; interment was in the Berea Churchyard, near Newburgh.
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| Preceded by Andrew McCord |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th congressional district 1805 - 1809 |
Succeeded by Barent Gardenier |