In 1854, Blake ran for U.S. Congress and lost to Israel Washburn of the newly formed Republican Party over the issue of the extension of slavery into the U.S. territories.
Israel Washburn (1784-1876), Massachusetts State Representative 1815-1816 1818-1819.
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