Henry Black (Representative)

Henry Black
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office June 28, 1841 – November 28, 1841
Preceded by	Charles Ogle
Succeeded by	James M. Russell
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1816-1818
Personal details
Born	(1783-02-25)February 25, 1783 Somerset, Pennsylvania
Died	November 28, 1841(1841-11-28) (aged 58) Somerset, Pennsylvania
Political party	Whig

Henry Black (February 25, 1783 – November 28, 1841) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Henry Black was born near the borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1816 to 1818. He was elected as a Democrat in 1816. He was a justice of the peace and appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania as an associate judge of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, from 1820 to 1840.

Black was on the People's Ticket (electoral ticket) for the Election of 1828, in the 13th district (John Quincy Adams for President and Richard Rush for Vice President). He was also on the Whig Electoral Ticket for the 24th district in the Election of 1840.

Black was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles Ogle. The election was held on Tuesday, June 8, 1841. The vote for Black was approximately 2,703 with the opposition (party not named) getting 1,320 votes (Black receiving a majority of 1,383 more votes). The Daily Atlas lists the opposition candidate's name as "Pilson". (However, the same newspaper listed a "Mr. Philson of Somerset" as the opponent in the special election to replace Black after his death.)

Black served in the House of Representatives until his death at his residence in Somerset in 1841. The cause of death was apoplexy.

Interment in the family cemetery in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

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