Oliver Blake

The Honourable Oliver Blake
Canadian Senator from Ontario
In office October 23, 1867 – December 10, 1873
Personal details
Born	October 1, 1802 New Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	December 10, 1873(1873-12-10) (aged 71)
Party	Liberal
Occupation	Politician businessman

Oliver Blake (October 1, 1802 – December 10, 1873) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1873.

Background

He was born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States in 1802 and came to Upper Canada while young. As a young man he sold fanning mills. Later, he was a director of the Beaver Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He was appointed court clerk in 1841; Deputy Reeve of Townsend Township in Norfolk County, Councillor of Townsend Township in 1853, and served as Reeve of Townsend Township in 1852, 1854 - 1857. 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.

References

• The Hon. Oliver Blake, Senator – Parliament of Canada biography
• Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 5.
• Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869–1934. Roll: MS935_7. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• "Reminiscences of John Carrow, Esq." a Paper read to the Norfolk Historical Society by H. Frank Cook and subsequently published in 4 Dec 1902 Simcoe Reformer (page 1)