Maurice Carey Blake
Maurice Carey Blake (October 20, 1815 – September 26, 1897)[1] was the 19th Mayor of San Francisco, serving from December 5, 1881 to January 7, 1883.[2]
Maurice Carey Blake | |
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| 19th Mayor of San Francisco | |
| In office December 5, 1881 – January 7, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Smith Kalloch |
| Succeeded by | Washington Bartlett |
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| Born | October 20, 1815 Otisville, Maine |
| Died | September 26, 1897 (aged 81) San Francisco |
| Political party | Republican |
Blake was born on October 20, 1815 in Otisville, Maine.[3] After graduating from Bowdoin College, he came to San Francisco in 1853.[3] He became a lawyer in California and practiced law there. In 1857, he first became a county judge (which he served until 1862) and then a probate judge.[3] At the same time, in 1857, he served as a member of the California State Assembly until 1858.[3] In 1881, he became the Mayor of San Francisco and served for only two years.[4] Just one year after leaving office, he became a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884. Blake died of a heart attack in San Francisco on September 26, 1897. He is interred at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael, California.
His nephew's daughter, Anna Blake Mezquida, became a writer and journalist in San Francisco.[5]
References
- Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Blaise to Blake". PoliticalGraveyard.com. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- "Mayor of San Francisco". NDDB. Soylent Communications. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- Shuck, Oscar T. (1901). History of the Bench and Bar of California (PDF). The Commercial Printing House. p. 551. ISBN 978-1584777069.
- Shuck, Oscar T. (1901). History of the Bench and Bar of California (PDF). The Commercial Printing House. p. 552. ISBN 978-1584777069.
- Guide to the Anna Blake Mezquida Papers, 1788-1975 (bulk 1898-1965), Bancroft Library, Berkeley CA.
