Maurice Rudolph Black (1915–2000) was an American politician from Mississippi. Black served in the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

from 1948 to 1964. Black was born on October 18, 1915, in

Madison County, Mississippi Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,203. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for U.S. President James Madison. Madison County is part of the Jackson, MS ...

. He graduated from

Hinds Junior College Hinds Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Raymond, Mississippi and branches in Jackson and Vicksburg. The Hinds Community College District includes Hinds County, Claiborne County, part of Copiah County, Ra ...

in 1935, then attended

Millsaps College Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History The college was founded in 1889–90 by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster M ...

. He earned a law degree from

Jackson School of Law Mississippi College School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school. MC Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Mississippi, and is the only law school in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi. The school is a prof ...

in 1938. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1947 and took office in 1948. He served in that role through 1964. In 1969, he was appointed as assistant attorney-general. He retired from this role in 1977. Black died on September 16, 2000, at his home in

Flora, Mississippi Flora is a town in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,886 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named after Flora Mann Jones, an early resident. History Graves in ...

from complications due to Parkinson's disease.

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* 1915 births 2000 deaths Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives {{Mississippi-politician-stub