John Black (Georgia politician)

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John Cannon "J. L." Black (June 27, 1933 – November 25, 2017) was an American politician who served in the Georgia Senate between 1994 and 1996.

Born in 1933 to Aubrey and Bessie Black, John Black joined the United States Air Force during the Korean War and later served in the Army. Prior to his election to the state senate, Black worked for Combustion Engineering, and in later life became pastor of the Trinity Holiness Church. He married Delma Lee York in 1957, with whom he had three children Aubrey Lee Black, Annette Black Anderson and Janice Kay Black Parker.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Former Georgia State Senator John Black Dies". The Chattanoogan. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "John Black (Lookout Mountain, Ga.)". The Chattanoogan. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017 – via Times Free Press. Alt URL Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine