John Green was an Indiana lawyer, judge and politician. A staunch Republican, he served as a member of the Indiana State Senate (1857–59, 1869–71), as a common pleas court judge (1860–64), and as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention (1868).

Early life and education

John Green was born to James and Catherine Green in Yancey County, North Carolina

Yancey County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,774 people, 7,472 households, and 5,372 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile . There were 9,729 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...

. Both of his grandfathers were in the Revolutionary War. Green's parents moved to the Indiana Territory in 1810 and settled in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Indiana

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. During the War of 1812

War of 1812

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 his father was enrolled as a ranger, or home-guard.

In 1828 he entered Hanover College

Hanover College

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, considering the ministry as a vocation. He changed his mind and in 1832 began his farming career until 1839, in which year he began to study law. In 1844 he was licensed to practice law. He was admitted to practice in the Federal

United States federal courts

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 and Supreme Court

Supreme court

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s.

Career

In 1856 he was elected to the Indiana State Senate and served four years. While a member of the Upper House he was chairman of the Swamp Land Committee. After his term he was elected Judge of the Common Pleas Court for four years. He was re-elected in 1868 to the State Senate and was named as chairman of the Committee on the Organization of Courts.

Personal life

He was married, first, on April 14, 1829, to Mary Marshall, of Jefferson County, widow of Robert Marshall, who was the mother of two children, Sallie and Margaret. She died in 1865, leaving six children. Green remarried in 1866 to Catherine A. Humerrikhouse, who also predeceased her husband, dying in 1875. His third wife was Mrs. Caroline Passwater, of Noblesville, daughter of a judge, Judge Cottingham.

Death

He died in Tipton County, Indiana

Tipton County, Indiana

Tipton County is located in central Indiana, north of the state capital of Indianapolis. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1844 and was one of the last Indiana...

 on August 31, 1887, and was interred in Fairview Cemetery.

External links

• Biodata at okobojo.com