Percy Chapman Black was a Canadian politician

Politician

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, businessman and farmer

Farmer

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. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Black was the son of J. Hiram Black

Hiram Black

Hiram Black was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member....

 and Mary Elizabeth "Libbie" Smith and was educated at Amherst College and Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...

. In 1917, he married Jean F. MacDonald. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in 1940 as a Member of the coalition National Government to represent the riding

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 of Cumberland

Cumberland (electoral district)

Cumberland was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Cumberland—Colchester North riding...

. He was a member of the Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment, during the 19th Canadian parliament

19th Canadian Parliament

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. He was re-elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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 and again in 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...

. Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1925

Nova Scotia general election, 1925

The 15th Nova Scotia general election was held on 25 June 1925 to elect members of the 38th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Conservative party....

 as a Member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia to represent the electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

 of Cumberland County

Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...

. He was appointed Nova Scotia's Minister of Highways. He died in Amherst at the age of 83.