Black, Hugh, 1835-1915

Hugh Black was born in 1835 in Gadsden County, Florida. He served with Florida troops during Indian uprisings in 1855-56 and in the Civil War from 1861-1865. He was wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga.

In 1864 he became County Tax Assessor of Liberty County, Florida and continued in this capacity for two years until moving to Leon County. He was elected Clerk of the Legislature in 1868 and also served several years as a Leon County Commissioner. He died in 1915 in Tallahassee, Fla.

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