George Woodward Greene | |
Office: | Member of the New York Assembly from the 2nd District |
Term Start: | 1885 |
Term End: | 1890 |
Predecessor: | Jacob H. Dimmick |
Successor: | Michael N. Kane |
Office1: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district |
Term Start1: | March 4, 1869 |
Term End1: | February 17, 1870 |
Preceded1: | Charles Van Wyck |
Succeeded1: | Charles Van Wyck |
Birth Date: | 4 July 1831 |
Birth Place: | Mount Hope, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Resting Place: | The Plains Cemetery |
Party: | Republican |
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.
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.
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.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co., 2nd D.) from 1885 to 1890.
Greene died in New York City on July 21, 1895. He was interred in "The Plains" Cemetery, Otisville, New York.