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Hugo Black

Hugo Lafayette Black

U.S. Supreme Court justice (1886-1971).

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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

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Spouse

Father

William Lafayette Black
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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