• Source: George Woodward Greene

      • 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.


      Biography


      Born 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

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      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

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      He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co., 2nd D.) from 1885 to 1890.


      = Death

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      Greene died in New York City on July 21, 1895. He was interred in "The Plains" Cemetery, Otisville, New York.


      References


      United States Congress. "George Woodward Greene (id: G000426)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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

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