Oliver Blake

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Hon. Oliver Blake
Senator for Ontario, Ontario
In office October 23, 1867 – December 10, 1873
Appointed by	Royal Proclamation
Born	October 1, 1802 New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States
Died	December 10, 1873 (aged 71)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Clerk

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 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.

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• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
• Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1934. Roll: MS935_7. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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• "Reminiscences of John Carrow, Esq." a Paper read to the Norfolk Historical Society by H. Frank Cook and subsequently published in the 4 Dec 1902 Simcoe Reformer (page 1)