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Edward Blake

(born Oct. 13, 1833, Adelaide, Upper Canada — died March 1, 1912, Toronto, Ont., Can.) Canadian politician. Blake was called to the bar in 1856 and created a queen's counsel in 1864. In 1867 he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons. He served as premier of Ontario (1871 – 72) and minister of justice (1875 – 77) in Alexander Mackenzie's cabinet, helping draft the constitution. He was leader of the Liberal Party (1880 – 87). In 1890 he withdrew from Canadian politics and moved to Ireland, where he served in the British House of Commons (1892 – 1907).

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