The Blacks of Pennsylvania
- Jeremiah S. Black (1810–1883), Pennsylvania State Court Judge 1842, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court 1851-1854, Attorney General of the United States 1857-1860, U.S. Secretary of States 1860-1861. Father of Chauncey Forward Black.
- Chauncey Forward Black (1839–1904), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1883-1887, candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania 1886. Son of Jeremiah S. Black.
NOTE: Chauncey Forward Black was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative John Littleton Dawson.
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