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Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet

1745 – 1784

British Member of Parliament (died 1784)

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Lived 1745 – 1784 (aged 38–39). Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet was a British politician.

Annabella, Lady Blake, as Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus by Joshua Reynolds, c.1769. Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet (c. 1742–1784) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between the year 1768 and 1784

Blake was the eldest son of Andrew Blake of St. Kitts and Montserrat and his wife Marcella French of Ireland. He succeeded to the considerable property of his grandfather Patrick Blake of St. Kitts in 1745 but later was left only a shilling by his father. He was educated at Eton College from the year 1758 to 1760 and was admitted at St. John’s College, Cambridge on 18 August 1760, aged 18. He married Annabella Bunbury, daughter of Rev. Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet on 14 April 1762. He topped the poll at Sudbury at the 1780 general election but did not stand in 1784.

Blake died on 1 July 1784.

Through his daughter Annabella Blake, he was the grandfather of Henry John Adeane, Member (MP) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cambridgeshire.

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Important facts

Born
1745
Birth century
Occupation
Education
St John's College, Eton College
Positions held
Member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain
Also known as
Patrick Blake, Sir Patrick Blake

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Who was Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet?

British Member of Parliament (died 1784)

When was Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet born?

Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet was born in 1745.

When did Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet died on 1 July 1784.

What was Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet?

Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q26791234

· DBpedia: Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet

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