Percy Chapman Black
| Percy Chapman Black | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cumberland | |
| In office 1940 – 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Judson Cochrane |
| Succeeded by | Azel Randolph Lusby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1878 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 16 September 1961 (aged 83) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | National Government (1940-1945), Progressive Conservative Party (1945-1953) |
| Occupation | businessman, farmer |
| Website | *Percy Chapman Black – Parliament of Canada biography |
Percy Chapman Black (11 January 1878 – 16 September 1961) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[1]
Black was the son of J. Hiram Black and Mary Elizabeth "Libbie" Smith and was educated at Amherst College and Mount Allison University. In 1917, he married Jean F. MacDonald.[2] He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1940 as a Member of the coalition National Government to represent the riding of Cumberland. He was a member of the Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment, during the 19th Canadian parliament. He was re-elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1945 and again in 1949. Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1925 as a Member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia to represent the electoral district of Cumberland County. He was appointed Nova Scotia's Minister of Highways.[1] He died in Amherst at the age of 83.[2]