J. P. Blake

John "Jack" Percy Blake
Personal information
Born 13 November 1874
Richmond, London, England
Died 19 December 1950(1950-12-19) (aged 76)
London, England
Sport
Sport Fencing

John "Jack" Percy Blake (13 November 1874 – 19 December 1950)[1] was a British local politician and sportsman. He competed for the United Kingdom at fencing at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He was also a keen player of water polo and an amateur boxer.[1]

During the First World War Blake was in charge of the priority section of the High Explosives Section of the Ministry of Munitions.[3] In 1919 he was elected to the London County Council as Progressive Party councillor representing Islington. He was re-elected for a second three-year term in 1922, and joined the Labour Party in 1924. From 1925-31 he was a councillor representing Camberwell, Peckham. He lost his seat at the 1931 county council elections, but returned to the LCC as an alderman in 1934, holding his seat until 1946.[4] He was Chairman of the London County Council for 1942-43.[3] He was a member of the LCC Entertainments and Fire Brigade Committees, and of the Port of London Authority.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BLAKE, Jack Percy". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "John Blake Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Obituary: Mr. J. P. Blake". The Times. 21 December 1950. p. 6.
  4. ↑ Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. Longmans. pp. 246, 255.
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles George Ammon		 Chairman of the London County Council
1942 – 1943 		Succeeded by
Sir Alfred Baker


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