Kenneth Algernon Black Jr. (December 23, 1932 – January 29, 2019) was an American

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politician who served in the

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from District 3A from 1968 to 1974. Born in

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and

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.''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 195, Part 1''
p. 395. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1972. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Kenneth A. Black, Jr. (Rep., Pennsville) Assemblyman Black was born in Swedesboro, December 23, 1932. He is a Penns Grove Regional High School graduate, and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science." A resident of

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since 1984, he died there on January 29, 2019, at age 86.

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1932 births 2019 deaths Penns Grove High School alumni People from Penns Grove, New Jersey People from Swedesboro, New Jersey People from Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Politicians from Cape May County, New Jersey Politicians from Salem County, New Jersey Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Rutgers University alumni {{NewJersey-politician-stub