James Black (March 6, 1793 – June 21, 1872) was a
Jacksonian and
Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
James Black was born in
Newport, Pennsylvania
Newport is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Newport was originally known as Ryder's Ferry, as ...
. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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It ...
in 1830 and 1831.
Black was elected as a
Jacksonian to the
Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Jesse Miller. He served as associate judge of
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Perry County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,842. The county seat is New Bloomfield. The county was created on March 22, 1820, and was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the ...
, in 1842 and 1843.
He was again elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-eighth and
Twenty-ninth Congresses. After his time in congress, he served as State collector of tolls on the
Juniata Canal. He died in
New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
New Bloomfield is a borough in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,244 at the 2020 census.
History
New Bloomfield was lai ...
, in 1872. Interment in New Bloomfield Cemetery.
References
The Political Graveyard
1793 births
1872 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania state court judges
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
19th-century American politicians
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
People from Newport, Pennsylvania
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