Frederick W. Green (congressman) explained

Frederick William Green
State:Ohio
Constituency: (1851–1853)
(1853–1855)
Term Start:March 4, 1851
Term End:March 3, 1855
Preceded:John Bell
Succeeded:Cooper K. Watson
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:18 February 1816
Birth Place:Fredericktown, Maryland
Death Place:Cleveland, Ohio
Restingplace:Woodland, Cemetery

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

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

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

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

He died in Cleveland and was interred in Woodland Cemetery.

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