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Albert W. Black

Birth	:	21 Nov 1881 Essexville, Bay County, Michigan, USA
Death	:	7 Aug 1947 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Bay County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.5889015, -83.8591995
Plot	:	lot 16 section 14
Description	:	A. W. BLACK Dies at Home Attorney Had Been Ill Since Last Fall Albert W. Black, Bay City attorney, died this morning at 4:15 o'clock at his home, 615 Nurmi Court. Ill since last fall, he had been improving until two days ago. He was 66 years old. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends are requested to omit flowers. The body is at Hyatt's chapel. Survivors are his widow, Nina; a daughter, Mrs. James L. Kavanagh; and two grandchildren, Julieanne and Mary Catherine, all of Bay City. Born Nov. 21, 1880,... Read More	A. W. BLACK Dies at Home Attorney Had Been Ill Since Last Fall Albert W. Black, Bay City attorney, died this morning at 4:15 o'clock at his home, 615 Nurmi Court. Ill since last fall, he had been improving until two days ago. He was 66 years old. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends are requested to omit flowers. The body is at Hyatt's chapel. Survivors are his widow, Nina; a daughter, Mrs. James L. Kavanagh; and two grandchildren, Julieanne and Mary Catherine, all of Bay City. Born Nov. 21, 1880, in Essexville, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Black, he attended public elementary schools in Bay City. Upon his family's removal to Lansing, he entered high school there, began the study at law and was admitted to the bar April 15, 1904. His first practice was at East Tawas. During his 13-year stay there, he became city attorney, court commissioner, prosecuting attorney for three succesive terms and a member of the Iosco county board of supervisors. While still in East Tawas, he married the former Miss Nina M. Fox, of that city, Nov. 6, 1907. Ten years later, in 1917, he returned to Bay City to become associated with John E. Kinnane, then U. S. district attorney. A member of the law firm of Kinnane, Black and Liebrand, he established his own practice in the 1920's. A member of the Michigan National Guard, he was honorably discharged in 1906 as a Battalion Sergeant Major. During World War 1, he served as a local Minuteman and held an outstanding record for patriotic activity. In 1921, as a member of the Bay County Bar Association, he traveled to Europe with the American Bar Association group. City attorney for the City of Bay City for eight years (1932-40), he also served as chairman of the Bay County board of supervisors for a two-year term. In national politics, he remained a staunch Republican all his life. The Black residence, built in 1940, considered one of the city's finest homes. His affiliations with civic organizations and clubs were numerous. He was a former president and director of the Bay City Chamber of Commerce (1924), president of the Kiwanis Club, director of Bay City Samaritan Hospital, vice-president and director of the Automobile Club of Northern Michigan, president of the Bay County Bar Association (1930-32). At one time, he held office in the Farmer's State Bank of Kawkawlin as president, the Detroit and Mackinaw Railway as counsel, the Louis Drug Co. and Fletcher Oil Co. as director and stockholder, and the Northeastern Michigan Fair Association as director. A member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, he was also a Thirty-Second Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite and a member of the Elf Khurafeh Shrine's N.O O M.S. and Jesters of Saginaw. He served as commander of the Thirty-Third Degree Kodosh. A member and attorney for the former Bay City Yacht Club, he belonged to the Bay City Country Club, the Rotary Club, Tri-County Sportsmen's Club, Owl Club, Army and Navy Club, and the Bay County, Michigan and American Bar Associations. He was also a former national counselor for the United States Chamber of Commerce. He held membership in Bay City Lodge 88, B.P.O.E. and was a member of its "round table" group. A captain's commission in the United States Army Reserve Corps, Judge Advocates Department, granted in 1925, was also his. One of the most well-known of his civic activities was the furthering of the construction of the River Road (U.S.23) between Saginaw and Bay City. As alderman of the general committee of the two cities, he was instrumental in obtain acceptance of the Michigan State Highway Department for the project and its subsequental construction in 1925. He held a state-wide reputation also as orator and speaker.

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Albert W. Black's memorial is located at: Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Bay County, USA.
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Albert W. Black death on 7 Aug 1947 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, USA
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Latitude: 43.5889015
Longitude: -83.8591995

Family Members:

Parent

Andrew Black

(1824 - 1919)

Sarah Lucas Black

(1835 - 1917)

Spouse

Nina M. Fox Black

(1883 - 1968)

Siblings

Robert Black

(1855 - 1944)

Hamilton Black

(1862 - 1944)

Sidney Milton Black

(1868 - 1952)

Jane Grace Black Harris

(1870 - 1960)

Frederick Black

(1871 - 1967)

Thomas Black

(1872 - 1946)

Children

Jean Alberta “Blackie” Black Kavanagh

(1920 - 1989)

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