Eugene Black (Texas politician)

Eugene Black
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Horace W. Vaughan
Succeeded by	Wright Patman
Personal details
Born	(1879-07-02)July 2, 1879 Blossom, Texas
Died	May 22, 1975(1975-05-22) (aged 95) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Cumberland School of Law

Eugene Black (July 2, 1879 – May 22, 1975) was an American lawyer, teacher, and grocer who was the Democratic United States Representative from the First District of Texas from 1915 to 1929. In 1929 he was appointed by President Hoover to serve on the United States Board of Tax Appeals, on which he served until 1966.

Born near Blossom, Lamar County, Texas, Black attended Blossom's public schools and taught school in Lamar county from 1898 to 1900. Black was employed in the Blossom post office, and graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1905. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksville, Texas. He was also engaged in the wholesale grocery business. Black was elected as a Democrat to the 64th United States Congress and to the six succeeding congresses.

Black was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928, but was appointed by President Herbert Hoover to the United States Board of Tax Appeals on November 5, 1929, and served until March 31, 1966. Black resided in Washington, D.C., until his death there on May 22, 1975. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland.

External links

• United States Congress. "Eugene Black (id: B000495)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Black, Eugene from the Handbook of Texas Online

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