John C. Black

John C. Black (1902)

John Charles Black (born January 27, 1839 in Lexington , Mississippi , †  August 17, 1915 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1847, John Black came to Danville , Illinois, where he attended public schools. He then enrolled at Wabash College in Crawfordsville . His studies there were interrupted by his participation in the civil war. During this war he served in the Union Army from 1861 to 1865 . He rose from a simple soldier to a Brevet Brigadier General. For his military achievements he was later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1867, he began to work in Danville in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1885 and 1889 he was Federal Pension Commissioner.

In the congressional elections of 1892 Black was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the then newly established 21st  constituency of Illinois , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1893, which he held until his resignation on January 12 Exercised in 1895. Between 1895 and 1899, Black served as the federal attorney for the northern district of Illinois. He was also the regional head of several veterans' associations. Among other things, he headed the veterans' organization Grand Army of the Republic in Illinois between 1895 and 1897 . In 1903 and 1904 he served as Commander in Chief of this federal organization . Between 1904 and 1913 he was a member and President of the United States Civil Service Commission . He died in Chicago on August 17, 1915.

Web links

• John C. Black in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John C. Black in the database of Find a Grave (English)