Harry A. Black

Harry Alonzo Black was born in Coventry, Vermont on November 22, 1879, the son of Melvina Brooks and farmer Henry F.

[1] Black died in Wells River on April 9, 1923 as the result of injuries he sustained when he was struck by a train as he was en route from Newport to Montpelier.

[2] According to news accounts, Black had been ill at his home for a month before beginning his trip, and appeared to faint as he was changing trains.

[2] Witnesses indicated that he stepped out of the Wells River station and walked across several tracks to board the train for Montpelier.

[2] Orlando L. Martin, the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, was with Black at the time of the accident, but was not injured.