U.S. Senator. He was a lawyer in practice in Louisiana, when he moved to Winchester, Mississippi and opened a legal firm. He was elected judge of the fourth circuit and Supreme Court, serving (1826-32). In 1832, he was appointed as a Jacksonian to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Powhatan Ellis, reelected as a Whig in 1833 and served until he resigned in 1838. After leaving the Senate, he practiced law, later moved to Virginia and operated sugar plantations until his death at age 54.
U.S. Senator. He was a lawyer in practice in Louisiana, when he moved to Winchester, Mississippi and opened a legal firm. He was elected judge of the fourth circuit and Supreme Court, serving (1826-32). In 1832, he was appointed as a Jacksonian to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Powhatan Ellis, reelected as a Whig in 1833 and served until he resigned in 1838. After leaving the Senate, he practiced law, later moved to Virginia and operated sugar plantations until his death at age 54.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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John Black,
born August 11th 1800
a member of the Episcopal Church
and
who departed this life
with the hope of
a blessed immortality
August 29th A. D. 1854
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