Background
Black, Peter was born on September 4, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Percy Gamble and Doris (Taylor) Black.
Black, Peter was born on September 4, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Percy Gamble and Doris (Taylor) Black.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard, 1942.
Vice president Harold Cabot and Company, Boston, 1945-1951. Assistant to director Office Development Mobilization, 1951-1953. Vice president Freeport Sulphur Company, New York City, 1953-1964.
President, director subsidiary Sul-Sulphur Export Corporation, 1958-1961, Freeport International Inc., 1961-1964, International Marketing & Investment Corporation, 1964-1965, Delta Marketing and Shipping Corporation, 1965-1973. Vice president, director Sulpetro of Canada, Ltd., 1965-1974.
Board governors Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Advisory trustee Peabody Museum Salem. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.
Member Nature Conservancy (chairman chapter) Clubs: New York Yacht, Cruising of Am, Chesapeake Bay Yacht.
Married Caroline Sears Warren, February 3, 1945. Children: Sylvia, Caroline, William Murray.