John Edward Blake Jr. (July 3, 1947 – August 15, 2014) was an American jazz violinist from South Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States. He performed most prominently as a sideman in groups led by Grover Washington Jr. (in the late 1970s) and McCoy Tyner (in the early 1980s), as well as led his own groups.
10-1002: John Blake may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John Blake Jr. (1947–2014), American jazz violinist John Blake (journalist) (born 1948), British journalist and publisher John Blake (make-up artist) , 1992 Academy Award nominated makeup artist John Blake, fictional character in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises Politics [ edit ] John Blake (Leicester MP) in 1340 represented Leicester (UK Parliament constituency) John Blake (Winchester MP) , MP for Winchester John Blake (MP for Calne) , MP for Calne in 1415 John Blake fitz William , mayor of Galway in 1487–88 John Blake Jr. (politician) (1762–1826), United States Representative from New York John Aloysius Blake (1826–1887), British politician, Member of Parliament John L. Blake (1831–1899), United States Representative from New Jersey John Blake (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1960), Member of
20-457: A United States jazz musician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an American violinist or fiddler is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . John Blake Dillon John Blake Dillon (5 May 1814 – 15 September 1866) was an Irish writer and politician who was one of the founding members of the Young Ireland movement. John Blake Dillon
30-407: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Blake Jr. His son Johnathan Blake is an accomplished jazz drummer, bandleader and composer. He died on August 15, 2014, from complications of multiple myeloma . With James Newton With McCoy Tyner With Grover Washington Jr. With others This article about
40-539: The Young Ireland rebellion of 1848 where a countryside devastated by the Great Famine failed to rise up and support the rebels. According to fellow Irish nationalist , Justin McCarthy : "...it has been said of him that while he strongly discouraged the idea of armed rebellion, and had no faith in the possibility of Ireland's succeeding by any movement of insurrection, yet when Smith O'Brien risked Ireland's chances in
50-1711: The Pennsylvania State Senate Sports [ edit ] J. P. Blake (John Percy Blake, 1874–1950), British Olympic fencer Jere Blake (John Blake, 1875–1933), Wales rugby player Bandsman Jack Blake (1890–1960), British boxer born John Blake John Blake (cricketer) (1917–1944), English cricketer John Blake (rugby union) (1933–1982), Bristol rugby player and teacher John Blake (hurler) (born 1957), Irish retired hurler John Blake (American football) (1961–2020), American football coach John Vaughn Blake (1888–1964), American football player and FBI agent Others [ edit ] John Blake (soldier) (1856–1907), Irish-American soldier and adventurer John Bradby Blake (1745–1773), British botanist John F. Blake (1922–1995), American intelligence official John Frederick Blake (1839–1906), British geologist and clergyman John Henry Blake (1808–1882), Irish land agent John Lauris Blake (1788–1858), American clergyman and author John T. Blake (c. 1901–1987), American research scientist John Thomas Blake (1853–1940), New Zealand surveyor, interpreter, land agent, historian, racehorse owner and trainer John Rennie Blake (1825–1900), faculty chairman in charge of Davidson College, 1871–1877 See also [ edit ] John Blake House , 1794 built and 1984 registered historic house in New York, named after John Blake, Jr. (politician) Jon Blake (disambiguation) John Blake Dillon (1814–1866), Irish writer and politician [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
60-607: The open field, he cast his lot with his leader and stood by his side in Tipperary." After the failure of Young Ireland's uprising, Dillon fled Ireland, escaping first to France and, eventually, to the United States, where he served the New York Bar. Dillon returned to Ireland on amnesty in 1855 and in 1865 was elected as a Member of Parliament for Tipperary . By now he advocated a Federal union of Britain and Ireland and denounced
70-516: The repeal of the Act of Union 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland. The young wing of the party, of which they were key members with William Smith O'Brien and Thomas Francis Meagher , came to be known as Young Ireland and advocated the threat of force to achieve repeal of the Act of Union. This was in contrast to the committed pacifism of O'Connell's "Old Ireland" wing. This posturing eventually led to
80-404: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Blake&oldid=1139751084 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-493: Was born in the town of Ballaghaderreen , on the border of counties Mayo and Roscommon . He was a son of Anne Blake and her husband Luke Dillon (d. 1826), who had been a land agent for his cousin Patrick Dillon, 11th Earl of Roscommon . His niece was Anne Deane , who helped to raise his family after his death. He was educated at St. Patrick's College , Maynooth , leaving after only two years there, having decided that he
100-623: Was not meant for the priesthood. He later studied law at Trinity College , Dublin (TCD), and in London, before being called to the Irish Bar. It was during his time at TCD that he first met and befriended Thomas Davis . While working for The Morning Register newspaper he met Charles Gavan Duffy , with whom he and Davis founded The Nation in 1842, which was dedicated to promoting Irish nationalism and all three men became important members of Daniel O'Connell 's Repeal Association, which advocated
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