Excerpt from Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 3: Grinnell-Lockwood Groome J allies Black, statesman, b. In Elk ton, Cecil co Md., 4 April, 1838. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861, joined the Democratic party, and was a member of the con vention that framed the present constitution of Maryland, was a member of the house of dele gates in 1871 and 1873, and. On the election of Gov. Whyte to the U. S. Senate in 1874, became governor for the remainder of the term. He then returned to Elkton, and engaged in the practice of law until 1879, when he became U. S. Senator, re taining his seat until 1885. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.