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Frederick W. Green (congressman)

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Frederick William Green
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJohn Bell
Succeeded byCooper K. Watson
Constituency6th district (1851–1853)
9th district (1853–1855)
Personal details
Born(1816-02-18)February 18, 1816
Fredericktown, Maryland
DiedJune 18, 1879(1879-06-18) (aged 63)
Cleveland, Ohio
Resting placeWoodland, Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

Frederick William Green (February 18, 1816 – June 18, 1879) was a lawyer, newspaperman, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1851 to 1855.

Early life and career

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Born in Fredericktown (now Frederick), Maryland, Green settled in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1833. He pursued an academic course and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiffin. He served as Auditor of Seneca County for six years.

Congress

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Green was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was not a candidate for renomination. He subsequently moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and served as clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1855 to 1866.

After Congress

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He was the editor of The Plain Dealer 1866–1874. Green was one of the Ohio commissioners to the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. He served as a state oil inspector in 1878 and 1879.

Death

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He died in Cleveland and was interred in Woodland Cemetery.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ Spencer 1995, p. 266.
  • United States Congress. "Frederick William Green (id: G000409)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Bibliography

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th congressional district

1851–1853
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 9th congressional district

1853–1855
Succeeded by