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J. P. Blake

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J. P. Blake
Personal information
Full nameJohn Percy Blake
NicknameJack
Born13 November 1874
Richmond, London, England
Died19 December 1950(1950-12-19) (aged 76)
London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Épée, team[1]

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]

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 elections, 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "John BLAKE". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "BLAKE, Jack Percy". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "J. P. Blake". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "John Blake Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  5. ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Obituary: Mr. J. P. Blake". The Times. 21 December 1950. p. 6.
  7. ^ Jackson, W Eric (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. Longmans. pp. 246, 255.
Civic offices
Preceded by Chairman of the London County Council
1942–1943
Succeeded by