Martin Joseph Blake (1790 – March 1861)[1][2] was an Irish Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[3]

Martin Joseph Blake
Member of Parliament
for Galway Borough
In office
2 May 1833 – 2 April 1857
Preceded byAndrew Henry Lynch
Lachlan MacLachlan
Succeeded byAnthony O'Flaherty
Ulick de Burgh
Personal details
Born1790
Died1861 (aged 70–71)
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent Irish Party
Other political
affiliations
Repeal Association

Blake was the son of Walter Blake and Mary Joseph. He was at some point a Deputy Lieutenant.[2]

Blake became Repeal Association Member of Parliament (MP) for Galway Borough in 1833—following the unseating of Lachlan MacLachlan—and, elected for the Independent Irish Party in 1852, held the seat until the 1857 general election when he did not seek re-election.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "G"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl (24 September 2018). "Martin Joseph Blake". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 282. ISBN 978-0901714121.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Galway Borough
1833–1857
With: Anthony O'Flaherty (Aug. 18471857)
James Henry Monahan (Feb. 1847Aug. 1847)
Valentine Blake (1841Feb. 1847)
Andrew Henry Lynch (1833–1841)
Succeeded by