[2] As a young man, Blake headed west and was a news reporter before acquiring control of the Seattle Star.
[4] After graduating, he studied law under Justice Abraham B. Tappen of New York Supreme Court.
[3] In 1889 Blake was appointed deputy clerk for the New York City Common Council, also known as the Board of Aldermen.
[9] He resigned his chief clerk position in 1907 to run for election as a City Court judge, a post which he won and held for 20 years before retiring in 1928.
[1] He was also survived by siblings, including James W. Blake, a part-time lyricist who was famous for the words to the 1894 song, The Sidewalks of New York.