Eugene Black (Texas politician)

Eugene Black (July 2, 1879 – May 22, 1975) was an American lawyer, teacher, and grocer who was the Democratic United States Representative from the First District of Texas from 1915 to 1929.

Black was employed in the Blossom post office, and graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1905.

He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Clarksville, Texas.

Black was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928, but was appointed by President Herbert Hoover to the United States Board of Tax Appeals on November 5, 1929, and served until March 31, 1966.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress