for president over Roosevelt's choice, William Howard Taft. Black remained a popular and sought-after speaker for political events and other occasions. Among his best-known orations was a 1903 commemorative eulogy for Abraham Lincoln delivered to the Republican Club of the City of New York during its annual Lincoln's Birthday celebration. Death and burial Black died from heart disease at his home in Troy on March 22, 1913. He was cremated and his ashes were buried at his summer home, a farm in Freedom, New Hampshire. Family In 1879, Black married Lois B. Hamlin (1858-1931) of Provincetown, Massachusetts, whom he had met while teaching school. They were the parents of a son, Arthur (1880-1953). Honors In 1898, Black received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Dartmouth College. References Sources Books Magazines Internet Newspapers External links Biography, Frank Swett Black at National Governors Association Frank S. Black at New York State Hall of Governors Today in Masonic History: Frank Swett Black is Born at MasonryToday.com 1853 births 1913 deaths People from Limington, Maine Politicians from Troy, New York Dartmouth College alumni New York (state) lawyers Journalists from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Republican Party governors of New York (state) 19th-century American newspaper editors Burials in New Hampshire 19th-century American lawyers