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American lawyer and politician (1865–1937)

Reed Green
Member of the Illinois Senate
In office
1893–1897
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1889–1893
Personal details
Born(1865-09-22)September 22, 1865
Mount Vernon, Illinois, US
DiedJanuary 2, 1937(1937-01-02) (aged 71)
Cairo, Illinois, US
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSouthern Illinois University
OccupationLawyer

Reed Green (September 22, 1865 – January 2, 1937) was a lawyer and politician.

Biography

Reed was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He went to Southern Illinois University and to the Wesleyan Law School in Bloomington, Illinois. He taught school in Cairo, Illinois. He was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Cairo, Illinois. Green served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1889 to 1893 and in the Illinois Senate from 1893 to 1897. He was a Democrat. Green died from a heart attack in Cairo, Illinois.

Notes

  1. Official Directory of the Legislature of Illinois 1895, J. L. Pickering-editor, Springfield, Illinois: 1895, Biographical Sketch of Reed Green, p. 14
  2. "Democratic Leader Dies". Streator Daily Times. Cairo, Illinois. AP. January 4, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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