Black

Adam, a Scotch publisher, born in Edinburgh, Feb. 20, 1784. In 1808 he began busine as a bookseller, and later with his nephew, Charles B. Black, established a publishing house in Edinburgh. Their most famous publications were “ Encyclopedia Britannica,” and the ‘““Waverly Novels.” Adam Black was twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh and in 1856-1865 represented that city in Parliament. He declined the honor of knighthood, and a statue was erected in Edinburgh in recognition of _his ogee services, in 1877. He died Jan., 1874.