George Woodward Greene (July 4, 1831 – July 21, 1895) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served part of one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1869 to 1870.
He became a school commissioner for Orange County, and he served as judge of the Orange County Courts from 1861 to 1864.
Congress and contested electionedit
Greene presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Forty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1869, to February 17, 1870, when he was succeeded by Charles H. Van Wyck, who contested his election.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
January 01, 1970
george, woodward, greene, july, 1831, july, 1895, american, lawyer, jurist, politician, served, part, term, representative, from, york, from, 1869, 1870, member, york, assembly, from, districtin, office, 1885, 1890preceded, byjacob, dimmicksucceeded, bymichael. George Woodward Greene July 4 1831 July 21 1895 was an American lawyer jurist and politician who served part of one term as a U S Representative from New York from 1869 to 1870 George Woodward GreeneMember of the New York Assembly from the 2nd DistrictIn office 1885 1890Preceded byJacob H DimmickSucceeded byMichael N KaneMember of the U S House of Representativesfrom New York s 11th districtIn office March 4 1869 February 17 1870Preceded byCharles Van WyckSucceeded byCharles Van WyckPersonal detailsBorn 1831 07 04 July 4 1831Mount Hope New York U S DiedJuly 21 1895 1895 07 21 aged 64 New York City U S Resting placeThe Plains CemeteryPolitical partyRepublican Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Congress and contested election 1 2 State legislature 1 3 Death 2 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Mount Hope New York Greene pursued classical studies and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania He taught at a school and studied law in 1860 he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Goshen New York He became a school commissioner for Orange County and he served as judge of the Orange County Courts from 1861 to 1864 Congress and contested election edit Greene presented credentials as a Democratic Member elect to the Forty first Congress and served from March 4 1869 to February 17 1870 when he was succeeded by Charles H Van Wyck who contested his election State legislature edit He was a member of the New York State Assembly Orange Co 2nd D from 1885 to 1890 Death edit Greene died in New York City on July 21 1895 He was interred in The Plains Cemetery Otisville New York References editUnited States Congress George Woodward Greene id G000426 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byCharles Van Wyck Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 11th congressional district1869 1870 Succeeded byCharles Van Wyck New York State Assembly Preceded byJacob H Dimmick New York State Assembly Orange County 2nd District1885 1890 Succeeded byMichael N Kane nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Woodward Greene amp oldid 1190981427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
