How many years did Hugo Black serve as a U.S. Senator from Alabama?
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Hugo Black served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama for 10 years from 1927 to 1937. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was appointed to the Senate by Governor Bibb Graves. He was later elected to the Senate in 1934 and served until he was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937.
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