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Hugo Black
Hugo Lafayette Black
U.S. Supreme Court justice (1886-1971).
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Hugo Black
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Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Politician
Judge
Lawyer
Military Personnel
Position Held
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
(8/18/1937 - 9/17/1971)
Replaces
:
Willis Van Devanter
Replaced By
:
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Nominated By
:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Start Time
:
8/18/1937
End Time
:
9/17/1971
United States Senator
(3/4/1927 - 3/4/1929)
Parliamentary Term
:
70th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Alabama Class 3 Senate Seat
Elected In
:
1926 United States Senate Election in Alabama
Start Time
:
3/4/1927
End Time
:
3/4/1929
United States Senator
(3/4/1929 - 3/4/1931)
Parliamentary Term
:
71st United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Alabama Class 3 Senate Seat
Elected In
:
1926 United States Senate Election in Alabama
Start Time
:
3/4/1929
End Time
:
3/4/1931
United States Senator
(3/4/1931 - 3/4/1933)
Parliamentary Term
:
72nd United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Alabama Class 3 Senate Seat
Elected In
:
1926 United States Senate Election in Alabama
Start Time
:
3/4/1931
End Time
:
3/4/1933
United States Senator
(3/4/1933 - 1/3/1935)
Parliamentary Term
:
73rd United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Alabama Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
3/4/1933
End Time
:
1/3/1935
United States Senator
(1/3/1935 - 1/3/1937)
Parliamentary Term
:
74th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Alabama Class 3 Senate Seat
Start Time
:
1/3/1935
End Time
:
1/3/1937
United States Senator
(1/3/1937 - 8/19/1937)
Parliamentary Term
:
75th United States Congress
Parliamentary Group
:
Democratic Party
Electoral District
:
Alabama Class 3 Senate Seat
End Cause
:
Resignation
Start Time
:
1/3/1937
End Time
:
8/19/1937
Place of Birth
Ashland
Place of Death
Bethesda
Date of Birth
2/27/1886
Date of Death
9/25/1971
Member of Political Party
Democratic Party
Educated At
University of Alabama School of Law
Instance Of
Human
Member Of
Ku Klux Klan
Cause of Death
Stroke
Given Name
Hugo
Lafayette
Birth Name
Hugo Lafayette Black
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Family Name
Black
Name in Native Language
Hugo Black
Work Location
Washington, D.C.
Child
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Place of Burial
Arlington National Cemetery
(9/28/1971)
Burial Plot Reference
:
Section 30, grave 649-LH
Point in Time
:
9/28/1971
Coordinate Location
:
38.8833°N 77.0700°W
Writing Language
English
Image of Grave
Spouse
Father
William Lafayette Black
Josephine Foster Black
Replaced By
:
Dixie Bibb Graves
Elected In
:
1932 United States Senate Election in Alabama
Elected In
:
1932 United States Senate Election in Alabama
Elected In
:
1932 United States Senate Election in Alabama
Hugo Black, Jr.
Sterling Foster Black
Replaces
:
Oscar Underwood