Henry Walter Blake

Henry Walter Blake (1841 - 2 April 1892) was a dyer and bleacher and Liberal Party politician.

Born in Titchfield, Hampshire, he was the son of a carpenter. By 1851 his parental family had moved to Surbiton in the Surrey suburbs of London. He established a business as a draper in Fulham before becoming head of a dying company and moving to Acton Green.

He was a member of Acton Local Board, of which he was chairman. he was vice-chairman of the Brentford Board of Guardians. In 1889 he was elected the first Middlesex County Council to represent Acton.

He died of typhoid fever and was buried at Acton Cemetery.