Martin Joseph Blake

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 Serving with Anthony O'Flaherty (Aug. 1847–1857) James Henry Monahan (Feb. 1847–Aug. 1847) Valentine Blake (1841–Feb. 1847) Andrew Henry Lynch (1833–1841)
Preceded by	Andrew Henry Lynch Lachlan MacLachlan
Succeeded by	Anthony O'Flaherty Ulick de Burgh
Personal details
Born	1790
Died	1861 (aged 70–71)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Independent 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

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.
2. Lundy, Darryl (24 September 2018). "Martin Joseph Blake". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 282. ISBN 978-0901714121.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Martin Blake