Politicians
- John Black (U.S. Senator) (died 1854), Mississippi
- John Black (Lower Canada politician) (c. 1764–after 1819), shipbuilder and politician in Lower Canada
- John Black (New Brunswick politician) (1856–?), lawyer and politician in New Brunswick, Canada
- John Black (New Brunswick merchant) (died 1823), merchant and politician in New Brunswick
- John Black (Wisconsin politician) (1827–1899), Milwaukee mayor, 1878–1880
- John C. Black (1839–1915), U.S. Congressman and soldier
- John Black (Australian politician) (born 1952), Australian Senator
- John Wycliffe Black (1862–1951), Liberal MP for Harborough, Leicestershire, 1923–1924
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