John Black (U.S. Senator)

John Black
United States Senator from Mississippi
In office November 12, 1832 – March 3, 1833 – November 22, 1833 – January 22, 1838
Preceded by	Powhatan Ellis
Succeeded by	James F. Trotter
Personal details
Born	August 11, 1800 Massachusetts
Died	August 29, 1854 Winchester, Virginia
Political party	Whig

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.

Biography

Black was born in Massachusetts, 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. 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.

External links

• United States Congress. "John Black (id: B000503)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.