Joseph Blake (governor)
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Joseph Blake the nephew of British Admiral Robert Blake
, was governor of colonial South Carolina
in 1694 (chosen by the council), and from 1696 to his death 1700.
Robert Blake (admiral)
Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century. Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy into...
, was governor of colonial South Carolina
Province of South Carolina
The South Carolina Colony, or Province of South Carolina, was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663. The colony later became the U.S. state of South Carolina....
in 1694 (chosen by the council), and from 1696 to his death 1700.