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John Lauris Blake

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John Lauris Blake

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
10 Oct 1899 (aged 68)
West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. Moving to New Jersey in 1846, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced to practice law in Orange, New Jersey. He was a member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly in 1857 and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876. In 1879, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving until 1881. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he was president of the Citizens' Gas Light Company and practiced law until his death at age 68.
U.S. Congressman. Moving to New Jersey in 1846, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced to practice law in Orange, New Jersey. He was a member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly in 1857 and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876. In 1879, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving until 1881. Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he was president of the Citizens' Gas Light Company and practiced law until his death at age 68.

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6940407/john_lauris-blake: accessed ), memorial page for John Lauris Blake (25 Mar 1831–10 Oct 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6940407, citing Rosedale Cemetery, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.