Charles B. Green (Mississippi politician)
Charles B. Green was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate in 1820 and 1821 and in the Mississippi House of Representatives including as Speaker. He represented Adams County.[1] He was involved in the debate over where to move the state capital. He was a candidate for governor in 1821 losing to Walter Leake by a wide margin.[2] He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from Adams County in 1826 through 1829.[3]
He became law partners with Christopher Rankin in 1816.[4] He was Speaker of the Mississippi House when Gerard C. Brandon was governor and A. M. Scott Lieutenant Governor and President of the Mississippi Senate.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Representatives, Mississippi Legislature House of (November 24, 1829). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (November 24, 1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form". Southern Historical Publishing Association – via Google Books.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=1meUmjGDshUC&pg=PA438&dq=c.b.+green+mississippi+senate&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwic7d-i7fOJAxWcTDABHYmuAcIQ6AF6BAgHEAI
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (November 24, 1907). "Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form". Southern Historical Publishing Association – via Google Books.
- ^ "Laws of the State of Mississippi". authority. November 24, 1828 – via Google Books.