George Robinson Black
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| George Robison Black | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st district |
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| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | John C. Nicholls |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1835 Near Jacksonboro, Georgia |
| Died | November 3, 1886 (aged 51) Sylvania, Georgia |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands |  63rd Georgia Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Robison Black (March 24, 1835 – November 3, 1886) was an American politician and lawyer. His wife, Nellie Peters Black, became a prominent social activist.[1]
Biography
Black was born at his family's plantation near Jacksonboro, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens and the University of South Carolina in Columbia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1857 and began practice in Savannah, Georgia.
During the American Civil War, Black served in the Confederate States Army as a first lieutenant in the Phoenix Riflemen and later as a lieutenant colonel of the Sixty-third Georgia Regiment.
After the war, Black participated in the Georgia constitutional convention in 1865 and was a delegate to the 1872 Democratic National Convention. He later served as state Senator from 1874 to 1877 and was the vice president of the Georgia State Agricultural Society. Black was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1880 as a Democrat in the 47th Congress; however, he lost his reelection campaign in 1882. He died in Sylvania, Georgia, in 1886 and was buried in Sylvania Cemetery.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.- George Robinson Black at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-04-14
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st congressional district March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded by John C. Nicholls |
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- Confederate States Army officers
- People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War
- Georgia (U.S. state) State Senators
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