Eugene Black
Encyclopedia
Eugene Black was an American
lawyer, teacher, and grocer who was the Democratic
United States Representative from the First District of Texas
from 1915 to 1929. In 1929 he was appointed by President Hoover
to serve on the United States Board of Tax Appeals
, on which he served until 1966.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer, teacher, and grocer who was the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
United States Representative from the First District of Texas
Texas's 1st congressional district
Texas's First congressional district in the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the northeastern portion of the state of Texas. As of the 2000 Census, the First District represents 651,619 people...
from 1915 to 1929. In 1929 he was appointed by President Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
to serve on the United States Board of Tax Appeals
United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"...
, on which he served until 1966.