George Robison Black

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.[2]

George Robison Black
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st district
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	John C. Nicholls
Succeeded by	John C. Nicholls
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 17th district
In office January 13, 1875 – February 22, 1877
Preceded by	Joseph S. Cone
Succeeded by	Herman H. Perry
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1835 Near Jacksonboro, Georgia
Died	November 3, 1886 (aged 51) Sylvania, Georgia
Resting place	Sylvania Cemetery[1] Sylvania, Georgia
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Commands	63rd Georgia Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Biography

Black was born at his family's plantation near Jacksonboro, Georgia as the son of Edward Junius Black and Augusta George Anna Kirkland Black.[3] 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.[4]

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.[4]

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 1875 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.[4]

References

1. "George Robison Black". Find A Grave. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
2. Chirhart, Ann Short (2009). Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0820333360.
3. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Volume 16. New York: James T White & Company. 1918. p. 229.
4. "Black, George Robison". United States Congress. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

Sources

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

• United States Congress. "George Robison Black (id: B000497)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on April 14, 2009