George Black (Canadian politician)
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The Hon. George Black P.C., K.C. |
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| 17th Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office September 8, 1930 – January 16, 1935 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General |
The Earl of Willingdon The Earl of Bessborough |
| Prime Minister | Richard Bedford Bennett |
| Preceded by | Rodolphe Lemieux |
| Succeeded by | James Langstaff Bowman |
| Commissioner of Yukon | |
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In office 1912–1915 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Henderson ⋅ |
| Succeeded by | George Norris Williams |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Yukon |
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In office 1921–1935 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Thompson ⋅ |
| Succeeded by | Martha Black |
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In office 1940–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Martha Black⋅ |
| Succeeded by | James Aubrey Simmons |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 10, 1873 |
| Died | August 23, 1965 (aged 92) |
| Political party | Conservative |
George Black, PC (April 10, 1873 – August 23, 1965) was an administrator and politician in Yukon, Canada. He went to Yukon in 1898 during the Gold Rush and prospected for gold, making a fortune and losing it when his claim was swept away in a flood. He then established a law practice in Dawson City. He was elected to the Yukon Territorial Council in 1905, and first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1908 federal election but was defeated.
In the 1911 federal election he was H.H. Stevens' campaign manager, and was rewarded by the government of Robert Laird Borden by being appointed to the position of Commissioner of the Yukon. As Commissioner from 1912 to 1915, he tried to bring in legislation to protect miners, loggers and others who worked for companies that went bankrupt.
During World War I, Black recruited a regiment from the Yukon to fight in the war. He became the company's Captain, and was wounded in combat.
Following the war, he settled in British Columbia in 1919, and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
He first won a seat in Parliament in the 1921 election as a Conservative, representing Yukon. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he introduced legislation to give Yukoners the right to trial by jury and to protect mining titles.
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