Dwight Herbert Green (January 9, 1897 – February 20, 1958) was an American politician who served as the 30thGovernor of the US state of Illinois, serving from 1941 to 1949.
Green was born in Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana, son of Harry Green and Minnie (Gerber) Green. On June 29, 1926, he married Mabel Victoria Kingston. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Dwight and Mabel's children were Gloria and Nancy—they attended Springfield High School in LaPorte County. Nancy married Dr. James Gilbert and they had two daughters, Susie and Gloria. Gloria married Dr. Warren McPherson and they had two children, Scott and Victoria. Nancy Green Gilbert died in 2019. Gloria Green McPherson died in 1985.
At the end of the same year, Pearl Harbor thrust Governor Green into the job of leading one of the largest U.S. state governments during World War II. He won widespread support during the war and was reelected in 1944 to serve a second full term.
The coming of peace in 1945 created new challenges for America's big cities and state governments. In particular, there was a sharp shortage of housing for returning veterans and their families, as little had been built during the war or the Great Depression.
The Chicago Democratic party slated an intellectual lawyer, Adlai Stevenson, to oppose Green for a third term in office. In a surprising upset, Stevenson defeated Green in November 1948, ending Green's political career; the defeat was in part owing to his negligence in preventing the deaths of 111 miners in the Centralia mine disaster.
Later yearsedit
Governor Green returned to private life after his 1948 defeat. He died February 20, 1958, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
dwight, green, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2008,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dwight H Green news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dwight Herbert Green January 9 1897 February 20 1958 was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of the US state of Illinois serving from 1941 to 1949 Dwight GreenGreen as governor30th Governor of IllinoisIn office January 13 1941 January 10 1949LieutenantHugh W CrossPreceded byJohn H StelleSucceeded byAdlai StevensonPersonal detailsBornDwight Herbert Green 1897 01 09 January 9 1897Ligonier Indiana U SDiedFebruary 20 1958 1958 02 20 aged 61 Chicago Illinois U SResting placeRosehill CemeteryPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseMabel Kingston 1926 1958 EducationWabash College BA University of Chicago JD Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States ArmyBattles warsWorld War I Contents 1 From childhood to early adulthood 2 Governor of Illinois 3 Later years 4 ReferencesFrom childhood to early adulthood editGreen was born in Ligonier Noble County Indiana son of Harry Green and Minnie Gerber Green On June 29 1926 he married Mabel Victoria Kingston He served in the U S Army during World War I Dwight and Mabel s children were Gloria and Nancy they attended Springfield High School in LaPorte County Nancy married Dr James Gilbert and they had two daughters Susie and Gloria Gloria married Dr Warren McPherson and they had two children Scott and Victoria Nancy Green Gilbert died in 2019 Gloria Green McPherson died in 1985 Green attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville Indiana where he was a member of the Alpha Pi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity He attended law school at the University of Chicago practiced law and served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in 1931 35 It would be Green s primary responsibility to help fight the organized crime operations such as Al Capone s gang which virtually ruled Chicago and much of the state in the 1930s The government team prosecuting Al Capone for Tax Evasion consisted of U S Attorney George E Q Johnson and his prosecutors Dwight H Green Samuel Clawson Jacob Grossman and William Froelich In 1939 he was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Mayor of Chicago Governor of Illinois edit nbsp Green during his first term as governor In 1940 a backlash against the New Deal and the U S Democratic Party had begun to affect Illinois and many other states especially in the Midwest The Republican Green with his record as a prosecutor and established opposition to the big city Chicago political machine was elected governor of Illinois in the 1940 Illinois gubernatorial election He was inaugurated on January 13 1941 At the end of the same year Pearl Harbor thrust Governor Green into the job of leading one of the largest U S state governments during World War II He won widespread support during the war and was reelected in 1944 to serve a second full term The coming of peace in 1945 created new challenges for America s big cities and state governments In particular there was a sharp shortage of housing for returning veterans and their families as little had been built during the war or the Great Depression The Chicago Democratic party slated an intellectual lawyer Adlai Stevenson to oppose Green for a third term in office In a surprising upset Stevenson defeated Green in November 1948 ending Green s political career the defeat was in part owing to his negligence in preventing the deaths of 111 miners in the Centralia mine disaster Later years editGovernor Green returned to private life after his 1948 defeat He died February 20 1958 and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago References editThis article incorporates facts obtained from Lawrence Kestenbaum The Political Graveyard Legal officesPreceded byGeorge E Q Johnson United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois1931 1935 Succeeded byMichael L IgoeParty political officesPreceded byCharles W Brooks Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois1940 1944 1948 Succeeded byWilliam StrattonPreceded byEarl Warren Keynote Speaker of the Republican National Convention1948 Succeeded byDouglas MacArthurPolitical officesPreceded byJohn H Stelle Governor of Illinois1941 1949 Succeeded byAdlai Stevenson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dwight H Green amp oldid 1201547608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
