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Thomas Reuben Black

Birth	:	16 Oct 1832 Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death	:	14 Sep 1905 Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial	:	Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.8247757, -64.1973419
Description	:	BLACK, THOMAS REUBEN, farmer, builder, and politician; b. 16 Oct. 1832 in Amherst, N.S., fourth son of Josiah Black, a farmer, and Hannah Embree; brother of Joseph Laurence; m. first 20 March 1860 Eunice Bent, and they had two sons and three daughters; m. secondly April 1905 Bethia Clarke; d. 14 Sept. 1905 in Amherst.[1] The Hon. Thomas Reuben Black (16 October 1832 – 14 September 1905) was a Canadian politician, senator and farmer from Amherst, Nova Scotia. Black was educated at Amherst Academy and purchased the family farm where he was an innovative and progressive manager. He... Read More	BLACK, THOMAS REUBEN, farmer, builder, and politician; b. 16 Oct. 1832 in Amherst, N.S., fourth son of Josiah Black, a farmer, and Hannah Embree; brother of Joseph Laurence; m. first 20 March 1860 Eunice Bent, and they had two sons and three daughters; m. secondly April 1905 Bethia Clarke; d. 14 Sept. 1905 in Amherst.[1] The Hon. Thomas Reuben Black (16 October 1832 – 14 September 1905) was a Canadian politician, senator and farmer from Amherst, Nova Scotia. Black was educated at Amherst Academy and purchased the family farm where he was an innovative and progressive manager. He also acquired real estate in his home town demonstrating his commitment to the area. In 1860, he married Eunice, the daughter of William W. Bent, a former Nova Scotia MLA. Black left farming in the 1880s to become involved in politics. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cumberland County in 1884 in a by-election held after Charles James Townshend was elected to the House of Commons. He was reelected in 1886, then was defeated in 1890. Black was then elected again in 1894, 1897 and 1901. In 1896, he served as a minister without portfolio in the provincial cabinet. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Liberal on 10 June 1904. Black remarried Bethia Clarke in 1905. He died in office. Black had 4 children of which two daughters died in their teens and two sons.[2]

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Where is Thomas Reuben Black's memorial?
Thomas Reuben Black's memorial is located at: Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada.
When did Thomas Reuben Black death?
Thomas Reuben Black death on 14 Sep 1905 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Latitude: 45.8247757
Longitude: -64.1973419

Family Members:

Parent

Josiah Black

(1795 - 1887)

Hannah Embree Black

(1802 - 1842)

Spouse

Eunice Bent Black

(1832 - 1903)

Siblings

(1796 - 1863)

(1822 - 1892)

(1824 - 1868)

(1826 - 1908)

(1835 - 1918)

(1840 - 1847)

Children

Mary L Black

(1865 - 1881)

Emma A Black

(1867 - 1877)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Amherst Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8247757, -64.1973419

2. Saint Charles-Nativity Roman Catholic Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8247106, -64.1986708

3. Christ Church Cemetery
Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8229680, -64.2247580

4. West Amherst Cemetery
West Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8148600, -64.2428600

5. Fort Lawrence Cemetery
Fort Lawrence, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8592100, -64.2499700

6. Warren Cemetery East Amherst
East Amherst, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8468700, -64.1223100

7. Fenwick Cemetery
Fenwick, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7629400, -64.1959700

8. Methodist Cemetery
Nappan, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7689060, -64.2393172

9. Saint Mark's Anglican Cemetery
Sackville, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8816520, -64.2611090

10. Fort Beausejour-Fort Cumberland
Aulac, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8638600, -64.2921500

11. Fowler Cemetery
Sackville, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8627500, -64.2947100

12. Fort Cumberland
Aulac, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8617700, -64.2960600

13. Point de Bute Methodist Cemetery
Point de Bute, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8944670, -64.2483130

14. Watson King Burial Site
Aulac, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8700200, -64.2897600

15. Truemanville Cemetery
Truemanville, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8528960, -64.0887450

16. Fowler Cemetery
Aulac, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8773300, -64.2900500

17. Maccan Presbyterian Cemetery
Maccan, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7367500, -64.2481500

18. Michael Fortune Cemetery
Nappan, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7351200, -64.2504500

19. Upper Pointe de Bute Baptist Cemetery
Point de Bute, Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9249300, -64.2197200

20. Maccan United Baptist Church Cemetery
Maccan, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7202034, -64.2459030

21. Pioneer Cemetery
Westmorland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9359100, -64.2343500

22. St. Denis Cemetery
Minudie, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7757200, -64.3479500

23. Barronsfield I Cemetery
Barronsfield, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7594800, -64.3416800

24. King Seaman Lake Cemetery
Minudie, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7672100, -64.3552900