Loring Milton Black Jr. (May 17, 1886 – May 21, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a
United States representative from
New York
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from 1923 to 1935.
Biography
Loring was born in New York City on May 17, 1886, a son of Loring M. Black and Elizabeth Black.
He attended the public schools of New York City and was a 1903 graduate of
Fordham Preparatory School
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From its founding in 1841 until 1970, the ...
.
In 1907, he graduated from
Fordham University
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with a
Bachelor of Arts degree.
He attended
Columbia Law School from 1907 to 1909, was
admitted to the bar in 1909, and practiced in New York City.
Black was a member of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
(4th D.) in
1911
A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole.
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...
and
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6 ...
.
Due to his young age he became known as the "Kid Senator". He was again a member of the State Senate in
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
and
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
.
Black was elected as a
Democrat
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
to the
68th,
69th,
70th,
71st,
72nd and
73rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1935.
Opposing prohibition, he was one of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress.
Black served as chairman of the Committee on Claims in the 72nd and 73rd Congresses.
After leaving Congress, Black resumed the practice of law in New York City and Washington, D.C.
He died of a heart attack on May 21, 1956, while shopping in a
Washington, D.C. drugstore. He was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in
Brentwood, Maryland.
Family
In 1913, Black married Beatrice Marie Eddy.
Their children included Loring M., Elizabeth V., Jeanne, and John E. The Blacks later divorced, and Loring Black's second wife was Laura Spencer.
References
External links
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1886 births
1956 deaths
Fordham University alumni
Columbia Law School alumni
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
20th-century American politicians
Fordham Preparatory School alumni