Edward J. Black

Edward Junius Black (October 30, 1806 – September 1, 1846) was a slave owner,[1] United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.

Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1806, the elder Black graduated from the Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia, studied law, gained admittance to the state bar in 1827 and began practicing law in Augusta.

In 1838, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Whig to represent Georgia in the 26th United States Congress and served one term from March 4, 1839, until March 3, 1841, as he lost his reelection bid as a Democrat for a second term in that seat in 1840; however, he did win election as a Democrat to fill a vacancy in the 27th Congress caused by the resignations of Georgia Representatives Julius C. Alford, William Crosby Dawson and Eugenius Aristides Nisbet.

Black lost his reelection bid in 1844 and returned to practicing law.

He died on September 1, 1846, and was buried in a family cemetery near Millettville, South Carolina, in Allendale County.