Samuel Black was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Biography
Black was born on July 4, 1827, in what was then part of
Sangamon County, Illinois
Sangamon County is located in the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it had a population of 197,465. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, the List ...
. During the
American Civil War
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, he was a
captain
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with the
85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment the
Union Army
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. Operations he took part in include the
Confederate Heartland Offensive
The Confederate Heartland Offensive (August 14 – October 10, 1862), also known as the Kentucky Campaign, was an American Civil War campaign conducted by the Confederate States Army in Tennessee and Kentucky where Generals Braxton Bragg and ...
. After resigning from the Army as a result of ill health, Black began farming in
Dunn County, Wisconsin
Dunn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,440. Its county seat is Menomonie. Dunn County comprises the Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Eau Claire-Meno ...
. He died on February 18, 1916.
Political career
Black was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session.
Other positions he held include County Clerk of Dunn County, town chairman (similar to mayor) and justice of the peace. He was a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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People from Sangamon County, Illinois
People from Dunn County, Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
County clerks in Wisconsin
American justices of the peace
People of Illinois in the American Civil War
Union Army officers
Farmers from Wisconsin
1827 births
1916 deaths
19th-century American judges
Military personnel from Wisconsin
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