▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁for ▁one ▁two - year ▁period ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁judge . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Samuel ▁Lu cc ock ▁Black ▁was ▁born ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁in ▁Kim bol ton , ▁Gu ern sey ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁William ▁Black ▁and ▁Marie ▁Lu cc ock . ▁He ▁graduated ▁at ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁Black ▁moved ▁to ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁immediately ▁after ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁practice ▁with ▁Pow ell , ▁O wen , ▁R icket ts , ▁and ▁Black . ▁He ▁continued ▁private ▁practice ▁until ▁elected ▁a ▁judge . ▁He ▁first ▁ran ▁for ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁for ▁Pro b ate ▁Judge ▁of ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Tod ▁B . ▁Gall ow ay . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Columb us ▁and ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁Em m ett ▁Tom p kins ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁mayor , ▁the ▁Union ▁Station ▁was ▁completed , ▁the ▁municipal ▁electric ▁light ▁plant ▁and ▁West ▁Side ▁le vee ▁( on ▁the ▁Sci oto ▁River ) ▁were ▁completed , ▁and