Judson Burpee Black (August 15, 1842 – December 9, 1924) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Judson Burpee Black
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hants
In office
19041911
Preceded byBenjamin Russell
Succeeded byHadley Brown Tremain
Personal details
Born(1842-08-15)August 15, 1842
St. Martins, New Brunswick
DiedDecember 9, 1924(1924-12-09) (aged 82)
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Occupationphysician

Born in St. Martins, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas Henry Black and Mary E. Fownes, Black was educated at the public schools of St. Martins and Saint John, New Brunswick, Mount Allison Academy, Mount Allison University and Dartmouth Medical College. A physician, he was mayor of Windsor, Nova Scotia, from 1884 to 1885 and from 1901 to 1903. He was president of the Windsor Board of Trade in 1900 and 1901. He was president for Nova Scotia of the Canadian Medical Association in 1904–05.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Nova Scotia electoral district of Hants at the general elections of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.

Electoral record

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1904 Canadian federal election: Hants
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal J.B. Black 2,033
Conservative Frederick W. Hanright 1,957
1908 Canadian federal election: Hants
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Judson Burpee Black 2,141
Conservative Frederick W. Hanright 2,008
1911 Canadian federal election: Hants
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Hadley Brown Tremain 2,191
Liberal Judson Burpee Black 2,105

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