John Horton Blades (1841–1916) was an English brick maker and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886.
Blades was born at West Bromwich,[1] the son of Brownlow W. Blades. He was a manufacturer of blue-bricks and sanitary pipes at West Bromwich. He was an alderman of West Bromwich[2] and a temperance campaigner, being a trustee of the Gospel Blue Ribbon Mission.[3]
Blades was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich at the 1885 general election,[4] but did not defend the seat at the 1886 general election.[5] He made no contributions during his year in parliament.
Blades lived at Oakhurst, West Bromwich and died at West Bromwich at the age of 75.[6]
Blades married Sarah Collumbell of Derby in 1865.
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