Jeremiah Sullivan Black (January 10, 1810 – August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1851–1857) and as the Court's Chief Justice (1851–1854).

2025年1月6日 · Jeremiah Sullivan Black (born Jan. 10, 1810, Stony Creek, Pa., U.S.—died Aug. 19, 1883, Brockie, Pa.) was a U.S. attorney general during Pres. James Buchanan’s administration who counseled a firm stand by the federal government against secession.

Jeremiah Sullivan Black was born on January 10, 1810 in Stony Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Black and Mary Sullivan. Black studied law in the office of Chauncey Forward, a renowned lawyer in Somerset. He …

2022年5月9日 · • Reporter of Decisions, U.S. Supreme Court, 1861-1862 • Private Practice, 1863-1883 • Counsel, U.S. Secretary of War William W. Belknap, 1869-1876 • Commissioner, Boundary Dispute Between Virginia and Maryland, 1874 Honors and Awards • President Buchanan nominated Black, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, but Senate confirmation withheld

Jeremiah Sullivan Black was born in 1810 near Stony Creek, Pennsylvania. He studied the law, was admitted to the state bar in 1830, and then began serving as deputy attorney general for Somerset County. In 1842, Black was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas.

Jeremiah Sullivan Black served as Attorney General in President James Buchanan ’s Cabinet until December 17, 1860, when he was chosen to succeed Lewis Cass as Secretary of State after Cass’s sudden resignation. He entered into duty on December 19, 1860, and served for the duration of the Buchanan administration, leaving office on March 5, 1861.

2022年10月24日 · Black was elected chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1851, and reelected in 1854. President Buchanan appointed Black Attorney General of the United States on March 6, 1857. In 1860 he was appointed Secretary of State, and in 1861 to the Supreme Court of the United States, but was not confirmed.

2008年6月3日 · Essays and speeches of Jeremiah S. Black : with a biographical sketch. Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

Essays and speeches of Jeremiah S. Black by Black, Jeremiah S. (Jeremiah Sullivan), 1810-1883

Jeremiah Sullivan Black. BORN: January 10, 1810; Stony Creek, Pennsylvania. DIED: August 19, 1883 (age 73); York, Pennsylvania. POLITICAL PARTY: Democrat. HIGHLIGHTS: 1830: Admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania 1842: Appointed Judge, Court of Common Pleas, 16th District of Pennsylvania 1851: Appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ...