Jeremiah S. Black
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| United States Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions | |
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In office 1861–1862 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Howard |
| Succeeded by | John Wallace |
| 23rd United States Secretary of State | |
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In office December 17, 1860 – March 5, 1861 |
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| President | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Lewis Cass |
| Succeeded by | William Seward |
| 24th United States Attorney General | |
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In office March 6, 1857 – December 16, 1860 |
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| President | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Caleb Cushing |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Stanton |
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Jeremiah Sullivan Black January 10, 1810 Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S. (new Glades) |
| Died | August 19, 1883 (aged 73) York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Forward (1836–1883) |
| Children | 4 (including Chauncey) |
Jeremiah Sullivan Black (January 10, 1810 – August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1851–1854), Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice (1851–1856), Attorney General (1857–1860) and the U.S. Secretary of State (1860–1861) under President James Buchanan.
Jeremiah S. Black was born on January 10, 1810, in Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, near Glades, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Representative Henry Black, and his wife Mary (Sullivan) Black. He was largely self-educated and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar before he was of age. He gradually became one of the leading American lawyers, and was a member of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1851–57), serving as Chief Justice (1851–54).
In 1857, he entered the Cabinet of President James Buchanan as Attorney General. In this capacity, he successfully contested the validity of the California land claims to about 19,000 square miles (49,000 km2) of land, fraudulently alleged to have been granted to land-grabbers and others by the Mexican government prior to the close of the Mexican–American War.
When Secretary of State Lewis Cass resigned in December 1860, Black was appointed to replace him, serving from December 17, 1860, to the end of Buchanan's term on March 4, 1861. Black successfully urged the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as his successor as Attorney General.
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