Samuel Luccock Black
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Samuel Luccock Black was a Democratic politician from the U. S. State of Ohio
who served as Mayor of Columbus, Ohio for one two year period and was later a judge.
, Guernsey County, Ohio
. His parents were William Black and Marie Luccock. He graduated at the public schools of Cambridge, Ohio
in 1878, and Ohio Wesleyan University
in 1883. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1887.
Black moved to Columbus, Ohio
immediately after admission to the bar and set up practice with Powell, Owen
, Ricketts, and Black. He continued private practice until elected a judge. He first ran for office in 1896 for Probate Judge
of Franklin County
, but lost to Tod B. Galloway. He ran for Mayor of Columbus and defeated Republican Emmett Tompkins
in the spring of 1897. While he was mayor, the Union Station was completed, the municipal electric light plant and West Side levee (on the Scioto River
) was completed, and the water system was improved. He ran for re-election the spring of 1899, but lost.
Black was elected Probate Judge of Franklin County November 1902, and was seated February, 1903. He later transferred to a newly created Juvenile Court. He retired and resumed private practice in 1917.
Black died in 1929.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
who served as Mayor of Columbus, Ohio for one two year period and was later a judge.
Biography
Samuel Luccock Black was born December 22, 1859 in KimboltonKimbolton, Ohio
Kimbolton is a census-designated place in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, along Wills Creek. The population was 190 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village. In March 2004, the electorate voted to surrender the corporate powers of the Village of Kimbolton to the trustees of Liberty...
, Guernsey County, Ohio
Guernsey County, Ohio
Guernsey County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge and is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers came....
. His parents were William Black and Marie Luccock. He graduated at the public schools of Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,520 people, 4,924 households, and 2,954 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,055.1 people per square mile . There were 5,585 housing units of an average density of 996.3 per square mile...
in 1878, and Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
in 1883. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1887.
Black moved to Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
immediately after admission to the bar and set up practice with Powell, Owen
Selwyn N. Owen
Selwyn N. Owen was a Democratic lawyer in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court 1883-1889.-Biography:...
, Ricketts, and Black. He continued private practice until elected a judge. He first ran for office in 1896 for Probate Judge
Ohio Courts of Common Pleas
The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. They are the only trial courts created by the Ohio Constitution . The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section...
of Franklin County
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...
, but lost to Tod B. Galloway. He ran for Mayor of Columbus and defeated Republican Emmett Tompkins
Emmett Tompkins
Emmett Tompkins was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Cydnor Bailey Tompkins.Born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, Tompkins moved to Athens County, Ohio, in 1865....
in the spring of 1897. While he was mayor, the Union Station was completed, the municipal electric light plant and West Side levee (on the Scioto River
Scioto River
The Scioto River is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles in length. It rises in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth...
) was completed, and the water system was improved. He ran for re-election the spring of 1899, but lost.
Black was elected Probate Judge of Franklin County November 1902, and was seated February, 1903. He later transferred to a newly created Juvenile Court. He retired and resumed private practice in 1917.
Black died in 1929.