Scottish Rite History
Justice Hugo Lafayette Black
(Feb 27, 1886–Sep 25, 1971)
Occupation: Attorney, US Supreme Court Justice.
Education: Received LL.B. from Univ. of Alabama in 1906
1909 - Ashland Lodge No. 356, Ashland, Alabama
Life member, Birmingham Temple Lodge No. 636, Birmingham, Alabama
32° AASR (SJ) member, Knight Templar and Shriner.
Hugo Lafayette Black was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, Black represented the state of Alabama in the United States Senate from 1926 to 1937, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. Widely regarded as one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in the 20th century, he was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.