George Albert Black (January 17, 1778 – 19 May 1854) was a Canadian politician and businessman and an important shipbuilder in Quebec during the earlier part of the 19th century."Black, George" in Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Shipbuilding career Black was a ship's carpenter by 1817 and appears to have gone into business as a shipbuilder in 1819. Between then and 1846, he built at least 54 vessels for a total registered tonnage of 23,645. His shipyard was located at Cape Cove (Anse du Cap), below the monument to James Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham, and specialized in full-rigged vessels and, to a lesser extent, barques. Nearly all of his ships were awarded the highest rating, A1, by Lloyd's register of shipping.
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