Ivan Carlisle Black (6 July 1913 – 8 July 1990) was an Australian politician and a member of the

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. He was a member of the

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from 1945 until 1962. Black was born in

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. He was the son of a mechanical engineer and was educated at

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and the

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. He graduated in Law and was called to the Bar in 1939. During World War 2, Black served with the

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in the English Channel and North Sea. He was a prisoner of war in Germany between 1942 and 1945. Black was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the member for

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at a

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caused by the death of the

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. He remained the member for Neutral Bay until 1951 when he resigned to unsuccessfully contest the party pre-selection for the seat of

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at the 1951 Federal election. Subsequently he was unopposed at the subsequent by-election for Neutral Bay caused by his own resignation. He was also unopposed at the

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and

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state elections. Black remained the member for Neutral Bay until his retirement at the

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election, despite emigrating to England to establish a legal practice in 1961. He did not hold ministerial or party office.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Ivan 1913 births 1990 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom People educated at Fort Street High School