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Loyal Legion
Politician members in Mississippi

John Charles Black (1839-1915) — also known as John C. Black — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Lexington, Holmes County, Miss., January 27, 1839. Son of Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1872; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884; U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1885-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1888; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1893-95; defeated (Democratic), 1866, 1880, 1884; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1895-99; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1903-07. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic. Received the Medal of Honor in 1893 for action at Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7, 1862. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 17, 1915 (age 76 years, 202 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.   Relatives: Married, September 28, 1867, to Adaline L. Griggs.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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