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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaEdward Junius BLACK
(1806-1846)
BLACK, Edward Junius,
(father of George Robison Black), a Representative from Georgia;
born in Beaufort, S.C., October 30, 1806; attended the common
schools and was graduated from Richmond Academy, Augusta, Ga.;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice
in Augusta, Ga.; member of the State house of representatives
1829-1831; moved to Screven County, Ga., in 1832; elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841);
unsuccessful Democratic candidate for reelection in 1840 to the
Twenty-seventh Congress; subsequently elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-seventh Congress to fill in part the vacancies caused by the
resignations of Julius C. Alford, William C. Dawson, and Eugenius
A. Nisbet; reelected to the Twenty-eighth Congress and served from
January 3, 1842, to March 3, 1845; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress; resumed the
practice of law; died in Millettville, Barnwell District, S.C.,
September 1, 1846; interment in the family burying ground near
Millettville, Allendale County, S.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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