Francis Blake

Francis Blake may refer to:

  • Sir Francis Blake (1638–1718), Member of Parliament for Berwick-Upon-Tweed 1698–1701
  • Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Twizell Castle (c. 1709–1780)
  • Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Twizell Castle (c. 1737–1818)
  • Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Twizell Castle (c. 1774–1860)
  • Sir Francis Blake, 1st Baronet, of Tillmouth Park (1856–1940)
  • Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Baronet, of Tillmouth Park (1893–1950)
  • Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Baronet, of Tillmouth Park (born 1943)
  • Frank Blake, businessman
  • Francis Blake (telephone), Bell System engineer who improved the carbon microphone for telephone use
  • Francis Blake is a fictional character from Blake and Mortimer and close friend of Philip Mortimer

Famous quotes containing the words francis and/or blake:

    I hardly said a word to my wife until I said ‘yes’ to divorce.
    John Milius, U.S. screenwriter, Francis Ford Coppola (b. 1939)

    O the cunning wiles that creep
    In thy little heart asleep!
    When thy little heart doth wake,
    Then the dreadful night shall break.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)