John C. Black
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 110 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 27,1839 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Lexington |
| Mississippi | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | August 17,1915 |
| Died | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Siblings | William P. Black |
| Books | Addresses at the Celebration of the Eighty-Third Anniversary of the Birth of Major General Grenville |
| John Marshall: An Address Before the Illinois State Bar Association | |
| Place of burial | Spring Hill Cemetery-Mausoleum, Danville, Illinois, United States |
| Education | Wabash College |
| Previous position | United States Commissioner of Pensions (1885–1889) |
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| ID | 1297009 |
John C. Black Life story
John Charles Black was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Illinois. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Union Army lieutenant colonel and regimental commander at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War.