George Robison Black
Born: March 24, 1835
Birthplace: Jacksonboro, Georgia
Father: U.S. Congressman Edward Junius Black 1805 – 1849
(Buried: Robison–Black Cemetery, Millett, South Carolina)
Mother: Augusta Georgeanna Kirkland 1812 – 1880
1st Wife: Georgia Ann Eliza Bryan 1834 – 1871
(Buried: Sylvania Cemetery, Sylvania, Georgia)
2nd Wife: Mary Ellen "Nellie" Peters 1851 – 1919
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Children:
Annie Williamson Black Lamar 1864 – 1895
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Augusta Georgeanna "Gussie" Black Wade 1865 – 1938
(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)
Cadet Robert Mickleberry Williamson Black 1867 – 1929
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Rachel Elizabeth Black 1868 – 1871
(Buried: Sylvania Cemetery, Sylvania, Georgia)
Mary Georgia Black Hammond 1870 – 1957
(Buried: Hammond Cemetery, Beech Island, South Carolina)
Louise King Black McDougald 1879 – 1958
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Ralph Peters Black 1881 – 1960
(Buried: Saint Christopher Churchyard, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Attended University of Georgia
Attended University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
1857 – 1861: Attorney in Savannah, Georgia
Civil War Career:
Captain of Phoenix Riflemen
Lt. Colonel of 63rd Georgia Infantry Regiment
Occupation after War:
1865: Delegate to Georgia State Constitutional Convention
1872: Georgia Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1874 – 1877: Georgia State Senator
Vice President of Georgia State Agricultural Society
1881 – 1883: United States Congressman from Georgia
1881 – 1883: Member of House Agriculture Committee
1882: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
Died: November 3, 1886
Place of Death: Sylvania, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 51 years old
Burial Place: Sylvania Cemetery, Sylvania, Georgia
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