Judson Burpee Black

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Judson Burpee Black
Judson Burpee Black

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hants
In office
1904 – 1911
Preceded by Benjamin Russell
Succeeded by Hadley Brown Tremain

Born August 15, 1842
St. Martins, New Brunswick
Died December 9, 1924
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Occupation physician
Website *Parliament of Canada biography

Judson Burpee Black (August 15, 1842December 9, 1924) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in St. Martins, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas Henry Black and Mary E. Fownes, Black was educated at the Public Schools of St. Martin and St. John, New Brunswick, Mount Allison Academy, Mount Allison University and Darthmouth Medical College. A physician, he was mayor of Windsor, Nova Scotia from 1884-1885 and 1901-1903. He was President of the Windsor Board of Trade in 1900 and 1901. He was President for Nova Scotia of the Canadian Medical Association in 1904-5.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Nova Scotia electoral district of Hants at the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.

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