Henry Black (Quebec judge)
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Henry Black was a Quebec
lawyer, judge and political figure.
He was born in Quebec City
in 1798, studied there and was admitted to the bar in 1820. He joined the law practice of Andrew Stuart
at Quebec City. In 1836, he was appointed judge in the Court of Vice-Admiralty
for the Quebec district, serving as its president for 37 years. In 1840, he was named to the Special Council
that governed Lower Canada
after the Lower Canada Rebellion
. In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Quebec City and was a supporter of the Tories. He did not run in 1844. He was named a Companion in the Order of the Bath
in 1862.
He died in Cacouna after an attack of erysipelas
in 1873.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
lawyer, judge and political figure.
He was born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1798, studied there and was admitted to the bar in 1820. He joined the law practice of Andrew Stuart
Andrew Stuart (Canadian politician)
Andrew Stuart was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Cataraqui in 1785, the son of Anglican priest John Stuart, a United Empire Loyalist, and studied with the Reverend John Strachan and then at Union College in New York...
at Quebec City. In 1836, he was appointed judge in the Court of Vice-Admiralty
Vice admiralty court
Vice admiralty courts were juryless courts located in British colonies that were granted jurisdiction over local legal matters related to maritime activities, such as disputes between merchants and seamen. Judges were given 5% of confiscated cargo, if they found a smuggling defendant guilty...
for the Quebec district, serving as its president for 37 years. In 1840, he was named to the Special Council
Special Council of Lower Canada
The Special Council of Lower Canada was an appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, on March 27, 1838, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and both the Legislative Assembly and...
that governed Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
after the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
. In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for Quebec City and was a supporter of the Tories. He did not run in 1844. He was named a Companion in the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1862.
He died in Cacouna after an attack of erysipelas
Erysipelas
Erysipelas is an acute streptococcus bacterial infection of the deep epidermis with lymphatic spread.-Risk factors:...
in 1873.