# John Black — The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill character guide

> John Black in The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill by John Stuart Mill.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. John Black, Black

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

Editor of the Morning Chronicle, a supporter of radical causes and Mill's early writings.

## Relationships

### [John Stuart Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_john_stuart_mill_se/characters/john_stuart_mill)

_professional_

Black was editor of the Morning Chronicle and a colleague who published many of Mill's early articles.

### [George Grote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_john_stuart_mill_se/characters/george_grote)

_social_

Grote and Black were acquaintances through radical political circles and the London Debating Society.

## In the story

### [Childhood and Early Education (1806–1819)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_john_stuart_mill_se/chapters/i)

Editor of the Morning Chronicle; mentioned as a friend of James Mill and a contributor to periodicals.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_john_stuart_mill_se/chapters/iv)

Listed as a partial ally who received and transmitted James Mill's influence.

### [Crisis in My Mental History: One Stage Onward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_john_stuart_mill_se/chapters/v)

Not directly mentioned in excerpts, but Fonblanque is noted as editor of the Examiner; Black is not referenced here.

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