Lake (February 8, 1871 – September 16, 1948) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 67th governor of Connecticut.

His first wife was Eva Louise Sykes, whom he married on September 4, 1895, and with whom he had a son and a daughter, Marjorie S. Lake.

Her body was brought back to Connecticut for burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford.

[1] Lake's third wife was Barbara Grace Lincoln, a prominent business woman and director of the Sage-Allen store in Hartford.

Surviving him by twenty years, Barbara died June 16, 1968, and is buried beside Lake in Ashford.

During his term, a bill was enacted that prohibited child laborers from working more than eight hours a day.

When Lake left office on January 3, 1923, he continued to work with the Hartford Lumber Company as well as participate in many civic and private organizations.