Sedgwick William Green (October 16, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He represented a district covering most or all of Manhattan's East Side. To date, he is the last Republican to have represented Manhattan in the U.S. House.
However, the East Side-based district, long considered a bastion of moderate Republicans, had been trending Democratic at the national level for some time. Redistricting in 1992 made his district friendlier to Democrats, as it gained some heavily Democratic portions of Queens and Brooklyn. As a result, he narrowly lost his re-election bid that year to New York City Councilwoman Carolyn Maloney.[4] Green sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New York in 1994, but was defeated by State Senator George Pataki.[5]
As of 2024[update], Green is the last Republican to represent any part of Manhattan in Congress. The Republicans have only made one substantive bid for the seat–renumbered as the 12th in 2013–since Green left office, and have never cracked the 40 percent barrier in the district.
Personal life and deathedit
Green and his wife, the former Patricia Freiburg, had two children. He died from liver cancer at a hospital in Manhattan on October 14, 2002, two days before his 73rd birthday.[6]
^Kurt F. Stone, The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members, 2010, p. 332
^Martin, Douglas (16 October 2002). "Bill Green, Former Congressman, Dies at 72". The New York Times.
^Lyall, Sarah (1992-11-10). "In Redrawn District, What Went Wrong for Green in Election". The New York Times. New York City, NY. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^Sack, Kevin (1994-05-24). "G.O.P. Backs a Legislator to Oppose Cuomo". The New York Times. New York City, NY. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^Martin, Douglas (2002-10-16). "Bill Green, Former Congressman, Dies at 72". The New York Times. from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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Sedgwick William Green October 16 1929 October 14 2002 was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York He represented a district covering most or all of Manhattan s East Side To date he is the last Republican to have represented Manhattan in the U S House Bill GreenMember of the U S House of Representatives from New YorkIn office February 14 1978 January 3 1993Preceded byEd KochSucceeded byCarolyn Maloney Redistricting Constituency18th district 1978 1983 15th district 1983 1993 Member of the New York State Assembly from the 66th districtIn office January 1 1967 December 31 1968Preceded byLouis DeSalvioSucceeded byStephen C HansenMember of the New York State Assembly from the 72nd districtIn office January 1 1966 December 31 1966Preceded bynew districtSucceeded byCharles RangelMember of the New York State Assembly from the New York County 9th districtIn office January 1 1965 December 31 1965Preceded byJohn R BrookSucceeded bydistrict abolishedPersonal detailsBornSedgwick William Green 1929 10 16 October 16 1929New York City U S DiedOctober 14 2002 2002 10 14 aged 72 New York City U S Political partyRepublicanSpousePatricia FreiburgChildren2Alma materHarvard University BA JD OccupationAttorney Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life and death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Green with President Ronald Reagan in 1982Bill Green was born on October 16 1929 in New York City the son of Louis A Green and Evelyn nee Schoenberg Green 1 His father was a wealthy investor who was one of the main shareholders in Grand Union and Bill Green grew up in Manhattan 2 He graduated from The Horace Mann School in 1946 Harvard University in 1950 and Harvard Law School in 1953 From 1953 to 1955 he served in the United States Army After leaving the army he was legal secretary for U S Court of Appeals D C Judge George T Washington before leaving to practice law citation needed From 1961 64 Green was the chief counsel to the New York Joint Legislative Committee on Housing and Urban Development He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968 sitting in the 175th 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures In 1968 he ran for Congress but lost the Republican nomination to Whitney North Seymour Jr who went on to be defeated by Democrat Ed Koch 3 Afterwards he was the New York City director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development citation needed Green was elected as a Republican to the 95th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ed Koch and was re elected to the 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st and 102nd United States Congresses holding office from February 14 1978 to January 3 1993 A mostly liberal Republican he was one of the few members of his party to have a long run in office from a city long dominated by Democrats citation needed However the East Side based district long considered a bastion of moderate Republicans had been trending Democratic at the national level for some time Redistricting in 1992 made his district friendlier to Democrats as it gained some heavily Democratic portions of Queens and Brooklyn As a result he narrowly lost his re election bid that year to New York City Councilwoman Carolyn Maloney 4 Green sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New York in 1994 but was defeated by State Senator George Pataki 5 As of 2024 update Green is the last Republican to represent any part of Manhattan in Congress The Republicans have only made one substantive bid for the seat renumbered as the 12th in 2013 since Green left office and have never cracked the 40 percent barrier in the district Personal life and death editGreen and his wife the former Patricia Freiburg had two children He died from liver cancer at a hospital in Manhattan on October 14 2002 two days before his 73rd birthday 6 See also editList of Jewish members of the United States CongressReferences edit Who s who in Government November 1977 ISBN 9780837912035 Kurt F Stone The Jews of Capitol Hill A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members 2010 p 332 Martin Douglas 16 October 2002 Bill Green Former Congressman Dies at 72 The New York Times Lyall Sarah 1992 11 10 In Redrawn District What Went Wrong for Green in Election The New York Times New York City NY Retrieved 2016 03 28 Sack Kevin 1994 05 24 G O P Backs a Legislator to Oppose Cuomo The New York Times New York City NY Retrieved 2016 03 28 Martin Douglas 2002 10 16 Bill Green Former Congressman Dies at 72 The New York Times Archived from the original on May 27 2015 Retrieved June 9 2020 External links editUnited States Congress Bill Green id G000417 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPANNew York State AssemblyPreceded byJohn R Brook Member of the New York State Assemblyfrom the New York County 9th district1965 Succeeded bydistrict abolishedPreceded bynew district Member of the New York State Assemblyfrom the 72nd district1966 Succeeded byCharles B RangelPreceded byLouis DeSalvio Member of the New York State Assemblyfrom the 66th district1967 1968 Succeeded byStephen C HansenU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byEd Koch Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 18th congressional district1978 1983 Succeeded byRobert GarciaPreceded byLeo C Zeferetti Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 15th congressional district1983 1993 Succeeded byCharles Rangel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Green New York politician amp oldid 1214131649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
