Walter Blake
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Sir Walter Blake, (bef. 1672–May 1748), 6th Bt., was a minor Irish aristocrat and politician from County Galway.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Blake and Maria French.
He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Blake in October 1686. During the Williamite war in Ireland, he was captain in Colonel Dillon's Regiment of Foot of King James II's Irish Army.
He was Member of Parliament for Galway County in the Patriot Parliament of 1689. He was the first Roman Catholic of distinction to join William of Orange's forces, where he raised and maintained a regiment at his own expense.
He lived in Menlough, County Galway.
He was married twice. In 1687, he married Anne Kirwan, daughter of Sir John Kirwan. In 1706, he married Agnes Blake, daughter of John Blake.
He died in May 1748 in Marlborough Street, Dublin.
He was succeeded as Baronet Blake by his son Thomas Blake.
