Jeremiah S. Black
Jeremiah S. Black | |
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Portrait c. 1870–1880 | |
| 6th United States Supreme Court Reporter | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Howard |
| Succeeded by | John Wallace |
| 23rd United States Secretary of State | |
| In office December 17, 1860 – March 5, 1861 | |
| President | James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | Lewis Cass |
| Succeeded by | William Seward |
| 24th United States Attorney General | |
| In office March 6, 1857 – December 16, 1860 | |
| President | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Caleb Cushing |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Stanton |
| Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| In office December 1, 1851 – November 13, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | John Bannister Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Ellis Lewis |
| Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| In office December 1, 1851 – March 6, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Burnside |
| Succeeded by | James Armstrong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremiah Sullivan Black January 10, 1810 Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S. (new Glades) |
| Died | August 19, 1883 (aged 73) York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Forward (1836–1883) |
| Children | 4, including Chauncey |
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Jeremiah Sullivan Black (January 10, 1810 – August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1851–1857) and as the Court's Chief Justice (1851–1854). He also served in the Cabinet of President James Buchanan, first as Attorney General (1857–1860), and then Secretary of State (1860–1861).