Eugene Black

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This page is about the U.S. Congressman. For the Federal Reserve Chairman, see Eugene R. Black.

Eugene Black (July 2, 1879, Blossom, TexasMay 22, 1975, Washington, D.C.) 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.

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Preceded by:
Horace Worth Vaughan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 1st congressional district

1915–1929
Succeeded by:
Wright Patman