Black was born in Massachusetts,[1] and became a teacher. He then moved to Louisiana, where he practiced law. After moving to Mississippi, he was elected a judge in 1826, eventually being elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court.[1][2] In 1832, GovernorCharles Lynch appointed him as a Jacksonian, the forerunner of the modern Democratic Party, to fill the vacancy left by Powhatan Ellis. He ran for the seat in his own right as an anti-Jacksonian (later Whig) and served from November 22, 1833 to January 22, 1838, when he resigned.
During his time in office, he served as the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Private Lands. After leaving the Senate, he moved to Winchester, Virginia, where he resumed practicing law until his death.
john, black, mississippi, politician, john, black, august, 1800, august, 1854, politician, from, state, mississippi, most, notably, serving, united, states, senate, whig, from, 1832, 1838, john, blackunited, states, senatorfrom, mississippiin, office, november. John Black August 11 1800 August 29 1854 was a politician from the U S state of Mississippi most notably serving in the United States Senate as a Whig from 1832 to 1838 John BlackUnited States Senatorfrom MississippiIn office November 12 1832 March 3 1833 November 22 1833 January 22 1838Preceded byPowhatan EllisSucceeded byJames F TrotterPersonal detailsBornAugust 11 1800MassachusettsDiedAugust 29 1854 aged 54 Winchester VirginiaPolitical partyWhig Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBlack was born in Massachusetts 1 and became a teacher He then moved to Louisiana where he practiced law After moving to Mississippi he was elected a judge in 1826 eventually being elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court 1 2 In 1832 Governor Charles Lynch appointed him as a Jacksonian the forerunner of the modern Democratic Party to fill the vacancy left by Powhatan Ellis He ran for the seat in his own right as an anti Jacksonian later Whig and served from November 22 1833 to January 22 1838 when he resigned During his time in office he served as the chairman of the U S Senate Committee on Private Lands After leaving the Senate he moved to Winchester Virginia where he resumed practicing law until his death Like many southern United States politicians of his day Black was a slave owner 3 See also editList of justices of the Supreme Court of MississippiReferences edit a b Thomas H Somerville A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in Horace W Fuller ed The Green Bag Vol XI 1899 p 507 Franklin Lafayette Riley School History of Mississippi For Use in Public and Private Schools 1915 p 380 82 Congress slaveowners The Washington Post 2022 01 27 retrieved 2022 01 31External links editUnited States Congress John Black id B000503 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S SenatePreceded byPowhatan Ellis U S senator Class 1 from MississippiNovember 12 1832 March 3 1833 Legislature failed to elect November 22 1833 January 22 1838 Served alongside George Poindexter Robert J Walker Succeeded byJames F TrotterPolitical officesPreceded byIsaac Caldwell Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi1826 1832 Succeeded byEli Huston nbsp This article about a Mississippi politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Black Mississippi politician amp oldid 1174221993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
