About Samuel Black
Lived 1827 – 1916 (aged 88–89). Samuel Black was an American justice of the peace, farmer and politician.
Samuel Black was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography Black was born on July 4, 1827, in what was then part of Sangamon County, Illinois. During the American Civil War, he was a captain with the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment the Union Army. Operations he took part in include the Confederate Heartland Offensive. After resigning from the Army as a result of ill health, Black began farming in Dunn County, Wisconsin. He died on February 18, 1916.
Political career Black was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session. Other positions he held include County Clerk of Dunn County, town chairman (similar to mayor) and justice of the peace. He was a Republican.
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Who was Samuel Black?
American politician from Wisconsin
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Samuel Black was born in 1827.
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Samuel Black died on 18 February 1916.
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Samuel Black was a justice of the peace, farmer and politician.
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Samuel Black was American.
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· DBpedia: Samuel Black (state representative)
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