Reed Green (politician) explained

Reed Green
Birth Date:22 September 1865
Birth Place:Mount Vernon, Illinois, US
Death Place:Cairo, Illinois, US
Occupation:Lawyer
Education:Southern Illinois University
Party:Democratic
Office1:Member of the Illinois Senate
Term Start1:1893
Term End1:1897
Office2:Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Term Start2:1889
Term End2:1893

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.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Official Directory of the Legislature of Illinois 1895, J. L. Pickering-editor, Springfield, Illinois: 1895, Biographical Sketch of Reed Green, p. 14
  2. News: Democratic Leader Dies . Streator Daily Times . Cairo, Illinois . AP . 1 . January 4, 1937 . 2024-11-24 . Newspapers.com.