Background
Black, Alexander was born on November 19, 1914 in Pittsburgh. Son of Alexander and Ruth (Hay) Black.
Black, Alexander was born on November 19, 1914 in Pittsburgh. Son of Alexander and Ruth (Hay) Black.
AB, Princeton University, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1939.
Law clerk, Buchanan, Ingersoll Professional Corporation and predecessors, Pittsburgh, summers 1936-1939; associate, Buchanan, Ingersoll Professional Corporation and predecessors, Pittsburgh, 1939-1951; partner, Buchanan, Ingersoll Professional Corporation and predecessors, Pittsburgh, 1951-1985; shareholder, Buchanan, Ingersoll Professional Corporation and predecessors, Pittsburgh, 1980-1985; of counsel, Buchanan, Ingersoll Professional Corporation and predecessors, Pittsburgh, since 1985.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association, American Law Institute, American College Trial Lawyers, American College Real Estate Lawyers, American Bar Foundation, Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, American Judicature Society, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association Clubs: Harvard/Yale/Princeton, Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Edgeworth (Sewickley, Pennsylvania).
Married Jane Mevey McIntosh, April 23, 1955. Children: F. Kristin Hoeveler, Kenneth M., Elizabeth H. Black Watson.