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Jeremiah Sullivan Black
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As Secretary of State:
Instructed the principal United States representatives in Europe to use their best efforts to prevent recognition of the Confederate States
Foreign Travels:
Profile
Born: January 10, 1810
Died: August 19, 1883
Married: Mary Forward
Education: attended public schools
Occupation: Lawyer
Government Positions:
Appointed Deputy Attorney General of Somerset County in 1831
President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the sixteenth judicial district 1842-1851
Elected to the State Supreme Court in 1851, reelected in 1854-served the first three years as Chief Justice
Served as Attorney General in President Buchanan's Cabinet 1857-1860
Appointed United States Supreme Court Reporter in 1861
Member of Pennsylvania constitutional convention of 1872-1873
Notable Events:
Prepared Black's Report's, in two volumes
Practiced law with outstanding success
Engaged in controversial writing
Was counsel for William Belknap in his impeachment trial in 1876 and for Samuel J. Tilden before the Electoral Commission in 1877