Black, Jeremiah S. (Jeremiah Sullivan), 1810-1883

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Dates:
Birth 1810-01-10
Death 1883-08-19
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

United States Attorney General.

From the description of Jeremiah S. Black letters, 1860-1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936671

Biographical Note

1810, Jan. 10 Born, near Stony Creek, Pa. 1830 Admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania 1836 Married Mary Forward 1842 Appointed judge of court of common pleas, sixteenth district, Pennsylvania 1851 Appointed justice of supreme court of Pennsylvania 1857 1860 United States attorney general 1860 Appointed secretary of state replacing Lewis Cass 1861 Appointed to United States Supreme Court by James Buchanan but not confirmed by Senate Appointed United States Supreme Court reporter Wrote first volume of annual publication, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the United States 1873 Helped revise Pennsylvania constitution 1876 Defended Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden before electoral commission 1883, Aug. 19 Died, York, Pa.

From the guide to the Jeremiah S. Black Papers, 1813-1904, (bulk 1856-1880), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Slavery
  • American Confederate voluntary exiles
  • Antislavery movements
  • Guano industry
  • Impeachments
  • Islands
  • Land titles
  • Political corruption
  • Postal service
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  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

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  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) (as recorded)
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  • Johnston Island (as recorded)
  • Hawaii (as recorded)

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