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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaThomas Holdsworth BLAKE
(1792-1849)
BLAKE, Thomas Holdsworth,
a Representative from Indiana; born in Calvert County, Md., June
14, 1792; attended the public schools; studied law in Washington,
D.C.; member of the militia of the District of Columbia which took
part in the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814; moved to Kentucky and
thence to Indiana; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice
in Terre Haute, Ind.; prosecuting attorney and judge of the circuit
court; abandoned the practice of law to engage in business; member
of the State house of representatives; elected as an Adams to the
Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829); was an
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first
Congress; was appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office by
President Tyler on May 19, 1842, and served until April 1845;
chosen president of the Erie & Wabash Canal Co.; visited
England as financial agent of the State of Indiana and, while
returning, died in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 28, 1849; interment
in Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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