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Parents:
The late J. Reginald Black and M. Helen (Blanchard) Black
Birth:Lawrence, Mass., USA., July 28th, 1929
Marriage:Lena Marie Webster, June 18th, 1955, Kentville, NS
Children:Natalie (Mrs. Robert Maybank), Bill (Dorothy Holmes) and Sheri
Grand Children:Jennifer and Allison Maybank; Kaitlyn, Emily and Jessica (twins) Black.
Graduated, Kings County Academy, Kentville; University of Kings College, Halifax, NS. BA, 1951; Dalhousie University Law School, Halifax, NS, LLB, 1953. Called to the Nova Scotia Bar 1953.
Practised law with firms of Shaw, Waterbury and Black, later Waterbury and Black of Kentville. Former member of the Nova Scotia Barrister's Council. Appointed a Judge of the Juvenile Court for the Province of Nova Scotia, 1961 - Chief Judge of the Family Court for the Province of Nova Scotia, June 1984. Chainnan, Annual Nova Scotia Family Court Judges, Education Conference. Former Chairman Canadian Council of Chief Judges. Appointed Judge of the Provincial Court for the Province of Nova Scotia 1989. Retired July 31, 1994. During the term of Judge and Chief Judge, in 1961 assumed the responsibility of locating suitable and physical arrangements for the Court, and set out policies in co-operation with the other Judges with respect to rules, procedure, social aspects and services required for a properly administered Juvenile and Family Court_ always keeping in mind the welfare of children, young people and families. During service with the Courts membership on the Bench went from 4 in 1961 to 18 in 1994, with _jurisdiction increasing to all family matters except Divorce and Division of Property, but including Maintenance, Custody and Access.
Member of the Anglican Church of Canada; former member of Vestry, delegate to Synod, former Warden and Council member, St. John's Anglican Church, Parish of Cornwallis. Scouting - 16 years. Former Assistant Scout Master, Scout Master, Assistant Provincial Commissioner, Chairman Group Committee, Presented 10-year Long Service Award. Children's Aid Society of Kings County, former member of the Board of Directors for 9 years. V.O.N. Past President of the Kentville Board. Held several offices of the Kings County Young Progressive Conservative Association, and the Kings North Progressive Conservative Association. Member of several Civic Boards of the Community of Hall's Harbour, NS.
LODGE: Raised November 7th, 1952, University Lodge No. 110, GRNS, Halifax, NS. Affiliated and presently member of Kentville Lodge No. 58, GRNS, Kentville, and St. George's Lodge No. 20, GRNS, Wolfville, NS. Worshipful Master of Kentville Lodge 1964. Junior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 1967; Senior Grand Warden, GLNS, 1968. Former member of the Board of the Nova Scotia Freemasons' Home, Windsor, NS. Former Chairman of the Special Committee on the Revision of the Annotations of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. Received Meritorious Service Award 1999, and became Secretary of Kentville Lodge in September 2000.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER: Exalted Cornwallis Chapter No. 26, RNS, 1954, High Priest, 1960. Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia, RAM, 1965 - 67. Past Grand Lecturer; Honourary Past First Grand Principal, Grand Chapter of New Brunswick. Honourary member and P.G.H.P. of the Grand Chapter, RAM of Newfoundland, 1994. President of the Order of High Priesthood, Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia, 1977 - 90. Honourary member of Adoniram Council, OPHP, Ottawa, On.
COUNCIL: Greeted Royal and Select Master 1956, Adoniram Council No. 10, Wolfville, NS; T.I.M., Adoniram Council 1966; Past Grand Recorder, Eastern Jurisdiction of Canada, R. & S.M. Past Grand Historian; Most Puissant Grand Master, Eastern Jurisdiction of Canada, 1978 - 79. Grand Representative to New Hampshire. P.T.I.M. (Hon.) Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters. Member of Council of T.I.M. of Maine. Hon. Member Eastern Council No. 6, Charles E. Richardson Council No. 14, Charter Member of E.B.N. Cochran Council, UD., Hon. Member of Son Shem Council, UD, Chateauguay, PQ, all of the Eastern Jurisdiction of Canada.
KNIGHT TEMPLAR: Consecrated 1957, Mount Zion Preceptory No. 73, Kentville, NS. Presiding Preceptor 1961. Provincial Grand Prior, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland District, 1979. Chairman Board of Jurisprudence, Sovereign Great Priory of Canada, Deputy Grand Master, Sovereign Great Priory of Canada. 1994 - 1996 Supreme Grand Master and G.C.T. Grand Representative Great Priory of Victoria. YORK CROSS OF HONOUR: Knight 1967. Prior and Life Member Eastern Canada Priory, Knights of the York Cross of Honour, 1981. Life Member, Convent General, KYCH, ( three quadrants). Registrar Eastern Canada Priory 1990 - 1994. Grand Master General's personal representative 1990 - 1994, District No. 1. Member of Ritual Committee Convent General.
RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE: Life Member and Sovereign, Royal Edward Conclave, No. 8, Halifax, NS, 1972. Charter member and Recorder, The Rupert H. MacNeill Conclave No. 30, Middleton, NS. Grand Marshal, Grand Imperial Conclave of Canada 1979, Grand Senior General, 1984; Grand Viceroy 1985; Grand Sovereign 1986. Chairman Committee for Foreign Relations, Member of the Grand Executive. Honourary Member of St. Helena Conclave No. 10, Lambton Conclave No. 31, Royal William Conclave No. 32, and Redeemer Conclave No. 33, all of the Grand Imperial Conclave of Canada. Honourary Knight of the Byzantine Empire, Greece, Honourary Past Grand Sovereign, The United Grand Imperial Council of Maine. Honourary Past Grand Sovereign, Grand Imperial Council of Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine, USA. Grand Representative to Germany.
SCOTTISH RITE: 14th Degree, 1959, Victoria Lodge of Perfection. 18th Degree, 1960, Keith Sovereign Chapter. 32nd Degree, 1962, Nova Scotia Consistory, all of the Valley of Halifax, Halifax, NS. Coroneted 33rd Degree, Honourary Inspector-General, 1983.
ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND: Received, Provincial Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, 1971, Halifax.
KNIGHT TEMPLAR PRIESTS: Knight Priest, Victoria Tabernacle, No. 52, 1981. Member of St. Andrew's Tabernacle No. 85, Halifax, NS. High Priest 1984, A.D.G.C. Canada East, Grand Superintendent, Canada East, District 21. Honourary member Kent Tabernacle No. 118. Past Grand VI P (Hon.) Grand College. Received Order of Holy Wisdom, October 12, 2000.
DEMOLAY: Past member Advisory Council, Kings Chapter, Order of Demolay. Honourary Legion of Honour 1967, Past Executive Officer, Nova Scotia. Past Active Member, Canadian Superme Council.
YORK RITE SOVEREIGN COLLEGE: Nova Scotia College No. 132, 1987. Deputy Governor Royal Valley College No. 165, Middleton, NS, 1993 - Governor 1994. Elected to receive the Order of the Purple Cross by York Rite Sovereign College of North America 1993, conferred 1994.
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR: Initiated, Evangeline Chapter No. 15, Kentville, NS, 1981. Worthy Patron 1985 - 86 and 1991 - 92.
January 2nd, 2002