Patrick Blake (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Patrick Blake (Canadian politician)
- Patrick Blake (March 6, 1846 – November 20, 1909) was a businessman and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1883 to 1891 as a Conservative member. He was born in Charlottetown as the son of John Blake, an Irish immigrant.
- With his brother Maurice, he became a partner in his father's butchering business, later expanding into exporting cattle and wholesale.
- Blake served on Charlottetown City Council from 1880 to 1882.
- Blake was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1890 to 1891.
- He was opposed to Confederation but ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1891.
- Blake was a judge and later director for the provincial agricultural exhibition.
- He helped reorganize the Charlottetown Board of Trade and served as president from 1893 to 1896.
- He set up business in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1901 but returned to the island shortly before his death in Charlottetown in 1909.
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