William Anderson Black
Canadian politician
William Anderson Black, (October 9, 1847 – September 1, 1934) was a Canadian politician. He is the oldest person ever elected to the House of Commons of Canada, 76 years, 1 month, 26 days when he was first elected.2
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Born Oct 9, 1847, died Sep 1, 1934.1
About
He was 83 when he last won election and he died in office.
He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel Gay Black and Sophia Wright. In 1875, with Robert Pickford, Black founded Pickford and Black, a company that supplied ship's provisions. The company expanded into shipping passengers and freight as well as trading in the West Indies. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1894 to 1897. In 1922, he was a co-founder of the Maritime Life Assurance Company. Black was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Halifax in a 1923 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. In 1926, he was the Minister of Marine and Fisheries (Acting) and Minister of Railways and Canals in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen.
Black also served as president of Eastern Canada Savings and Loan and was a director for the Royal Bank. He married Annie Bell and had five children. In 1924, he established a chair of commerce at Dalhousie University.
From Wikipedia’s article on William Anderson Black, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Career
Occupation: politician, businessperson, consignor.7
- 1930 to 1934Member of the House of Commons of Canada6
- 1926 to 1930Member of the House of Commons of Canada6
- 1926Minister of Railways and Canals6
- 1926Minister of Fisheries and Oceans6
- 1925 to 1926Member of the House of Commons of Canada6
- 1923 to 1925Member of the House of Commons of Canada6
- 1894 to 1897Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly6
- 1876 to 1936Worked at Pickford & Black3 4
- Date not recordedFounded Pickford & Black5
Personal life
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