John Percy 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] In 1911, he won the épée title at the British Fencing Championships.[5]
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| Full name | John Percy Blake | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jack | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1874 Richmond, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1950 (aged 76) London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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During the First World War, Blake was in charge of the priority section of the High Explosives Section of the Ministry of Munitions.[6] 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 election but returned to the LCC as an alderman in 1934, holding his seat until 1946.[7] He was Chairman of the London County Council for 1942–43.[6] He was a member of the LCC Entertainments and Fire Brigade Committees, and of the Port of London Authority.[2][6]
Olympic events
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c "John BLAKE". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
