- Thomas Reuben Black
The Hon. Thomas Reuben Black, (
16 October 1832 –14 September 1905 ), was a Canadian politician , senator and farmer from Amherst,Nova Scotia .Black was educated at Amherst Academy and purchased the family farm where he was an innovative and progressive manager. He also acquired real estate in his home town demonstrating his commitment to the area. In 1860, he married Eunice, the daughter of William W. Bent, a former Nova Scotia MLA.
Black left farming in the 1880's to become involved in politics. He was first elected to the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cumberland County in 1884 in a by-election held afterCharles James Townshend was elected to the House of Commons. He was reelected in 1886, then was defeated in 1890. Black was then elected again in 1894, 1897 and 1901. In 1896, he served as a minister without portfolio in the provincial cabinet. He was appointed to theSenate of Canada as a Liberal on June 10, 1904. Black married Bethia Clarke in 1905. He died in office.External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=2139&s=M Parliament of Canada - Federal Political Experience - The Hon. Thomas Reuben Black]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6563 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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