Marshall Black
Member of the California Senate
from the 28th district
In office
January 7, 1907 January 2, 1913
Preceded byCharles M. Shortridge
Succeeded byHerbert C. Jones
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 57th district
In office
January 5, 1903 January 2, 1905
Preceded byJames W. Haley
Succeeded byFayette Mitcheltree
Personal details
Born(1870-02-19)February 19, 1870
Lewis Center, Ohio, US
DiedMarch 27, 1934(1934-03-27) (aged 64)
San Francisco, California, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRay Miller (m. 1893)
Children6

Marshall Black (February 19, 1870 – March 27, 1934)[1] was an American politician. He was born in Ohio in 1870, and attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Stanford University.[2] He served in the California State Assembly for the 57th district from 1903 to 1905 and California Senate for the 28th district from 1907 to 1913.

In 1911, he wrote the bill that extended the use of recall election to include local and city officials. Two years later, he was accused of embezzlement for stealing $140,000 from the Palo Alto Building and Loan of which he was secretary and recalled from office. He was then found guilty and sentenced to three years and four months in prison at San Quentin.[3][4][5][6][7]

He was replaced by Herbert C. Jones.

References

  1. Marshall Black 19 February 1870 – 27 March 1934 • LTBM-PTB. FamilySearch. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. California Blue Book. State Printing Office. 1913. p. 470.
  3. Zimmerman, Joseph F. (2014). The Recall: Tribunal of the People, Second Edition. SUNY Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1438449258.
  4. Alex Vassar & Shane Meyers. "Marshall Black, Republican". joincalifornia.com.
  5. "now Baha'i Marshall Black plead guilty to previous crime". The San Francisco Examiner. February 1, 1913.
  6. Civic Impulse. "Legislator Misconduct Database". govtrack.us.
  7. Joshua Spivak. "When Have Recalls Succeeded in California?". hnn.us.


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