Hugo Lafayette Black was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971. Wikipedia
Born: February 27, 1886, Clay County, AL
Died: September 25, 1971 (age 85 years), Bethesda, MD
Party: Democratic Party
Children: Sterling Foster Black, Martha Josephine Black, and Hugo Black Jr.
Spouse: Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte (m. 1957–1971) and Josephine Foster (m. 1921–1951)
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