Innis Green
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Innis Green was a Jacksonian Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Innis Green was born in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was appointed associate judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
, by Governor William Findlay in 1818, and resigned October 23, 1827.
Green was elected to the Twentieth
Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
Congress. After his time in Congress, he was reappointed associate judge of Dauphin County and served until his death in Dauphin, Pennsylvania
, in 1839. Interment was in Dauphin Cemetery.
Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Innis Green was born in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:* Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania* Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania* Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania...
. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was appointed associate judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...
, by Governor William Findlay in 1818, and resigned October 23, 1827.
Green was elected to the Twentieth
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress. After his time in Congress, he was reappointed associate judge of Dauphin County and served until his death in Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Dauphin is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 791 at the 2010 census. Dauphin's ZIP code is 17018. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dauphin is located at...
, in 1839. Interment was in Dauphin Cemetery.