Harris Durham Blake (November 3, 1929 – June 9, 2014) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-second Senate district, which included constituents in Harnett, Lee and Moore counties.
[2] Born in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, Blake went to Elon University.
He served on the Moore County, North Carolina School Board.
[3] Blake, a real estate agent from Pinehurst, North Carolina,[4][5] served five terms in the North Carolina state Senate and chose to retire in 2012 and not seek a sixth term.
He was deputy President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate during his final two-year term.