J. P. Blake
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| Full name | John Percy Blake | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jack | |||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1874 Richmond, London, England | |||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1950 (aged 76) London, England | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||
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John Percy "Jack" Blake (13 November 1874 – 19 December 1950)[2] was a British local politician and sportsman.[3] He competed for the United Kingdom at fencing at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.[4][1] He was also a keen player of water polo and an amateur boxer.[2]
During the First World War Blake was in charge of the priority section of the High Explosives Section of the Ministry of Munitions.[5] 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 to 1931 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.[6] He was Chairman of the London County Council for 1942–43.[5] He was a member of the LCC Entertainments and Fire Brigade Committees, and of the Port of London Authority.[2][5]
Olympic events[]
- 1908 Summer Olympics in London
- 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm
- Fencing – Épée, individual
- Fencing – Épée, team – Silver medal[1]
- 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "John BLAKE". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "BLAKE, Jack Percy". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "J. P. Blake". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "John Blake Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Obituary: Mr. J. P. Blake". The Times. 21 December 1950. p. 6.
- ^ Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. Longmans. pp. 246, 255.
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- 1874 births
- 1950 deaths
- British male fencers
- Olympic fencers of Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- People from Richmond, London
- Sportspeople from London
- Members of London County Council