Charles Alexander Black (February 6, 1808 - March 6, 1889) was an American Democratic politician from Greene County, Pennsylvania who served in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1843 to 1848 as well as the Superintendent of Public Instruction during the tenure of Governor William Bigler.

Black's first job was working as a clerk at his brother's general goods store, and shortly after he started studying and reading law in Greensboro, Pennsylvania.

[1] Back would receive a lawyer's apprenticeship from two attorneys, Enos Hook and Samuel Cleavinger, both based out of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.

[1] Governor William Bigler named him the secretary and superintendent of Public Instruction, today the Department of Education, where he fought for free public law schools with open unrestricted admissions, but was ultimately unsuccessful.

[2] Charles Alexander Black died on March 6, 1889, and is buried in the Green Mount Cemetery in Waynesburg.