John Black (U.S. Senator)

John Black († August 29, 1854 in Winchester, Virginia) was an American politician who represented the state of Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.

The date of birth of John Black is not known; handed is only that he came to Massachusetts to the world and there was also initially worked as a teacher. Later, he studied law and began to work as a lawyer after moving to Louisiana. Finally he settled in Mississippi, where he was in 1826 elected judge for the fourth circuit court; subsequently he even took a seat at the State Supreme Court.

Originally the Jackson wing of the Democratic Republicans belonging, Black was in 1832 appointed by Mississippi Governor Charles Lynch for U.S. Senator. On November 12 this year, he entered his office in Washington as successor to the retiring Powhatan Ellis. After the expiration of his term of office came Black, meanwhile the National Republican Party crossed over, for re-election and decided this for themselves. Subsequently, he joined the Whigs and the Senate had temporarily chair the Committee on Private Lands. On January 22, 1838 Black then laid down his mandate.

After the end of his political career was John Black as a lawyer in Winchester, where he died in 1854.