Percy Chapman Black

Percy Chapman Black
Percy Chapman Black
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Cumberland
	In office; 1940–1953
Preceded by	Kenneth Judson Cochrane
Succeeded by	Azel Randolph Lusby
Personal details
Born	11 January 1878; Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	16 September 1961 (aged 83); Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality	British subject
Political party	National Government (1940–1945), Progressive Conservative Party (1945–1953)
Occupation	businessman, farmer

Percy Chapman Black (11 January 1878 – 16 September 1961) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.^[1]

Black was the son of J. Hiram Black and Mary Elizabeth "Libbie" Smith and was educated at Amherst College and Mount Allison University. In 1917, he married Jean F. MacDonald.^[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1940 as a Member of the coalition National Government to represent the riding of Cumberland. He was a member of a Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment during the 19th Canadian parliament. He was re-elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1945 and again in 1949.

Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1925 as a Member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia to represent the electoral district of Cumberland County. He was appointed Nova Scotia's Minister of Highways.^[1] He died in Amherst at the age of 83.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes
	National Government	Percy Chapman Black	8,073
	Liberal	Kenneth Judson Cochrane	8,061
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Guy Alton Demings	1,403

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Percy Chapman Black	9,121
	Liberal	Archibald Joseph Mason	6,522
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John James Crummey	3,807

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election: Cumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Percy Chapman Black	9,850
	Liberal	Lawrence Martin Hanway	8,718
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Douglas Haig MacBrien	1,205

References

^ ^a ^b Percy Chapman Black – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984). Elliott, Shirley B (ed.). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: A biographical directory. Province of Nova Scotia. p. 16. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[parl-1] Percy Chapman Black – Parliament of Canada biography

[elliott-2] Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984). Elliott, Shirley B (ed.). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: A biographical directory. Province of Nova Scotia. p. 16. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

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