Maurice Carey Blake
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Maurice Carey Blake (October 20, 1815 - September 26, 1897) was Republican and the 19th Mayor of San Francisco, serving from December 5, 1881 to January 7, 1883.
Maurice C. Blake was born on October 20, 1815 in Otisville, Maine. He became a lawyer in California and practiced law there. In 1857, he became a member of the California State Assembly and served until 1858. After this he became the Mayor of San Francisco and served for only two years. Just one year after leaving office, he became a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884. Maurice C. Blake died of a heart attack in San Francisco on September 26, 1897. He is interred at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael, California.
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| Preceded by Isaac Smith Kalloch |
Mayor of San Francisco 1881–1883 |
Succeeded by Washington Bartlett |
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