Robert Stockton Green
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| Robert Stockton Green | |
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| In office 1887 – 1890 |
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| Preceded by | Leon Abbett |
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| Succeeded by | Leon Abbett |
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| Born | March 25, 1831 Princeton, New Jersey |
| Died | May 7, 1895 Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
This article is about the New Jersey politician. For other people with the name "Robert Green", see Robert Green (disambiguation).
Robert Stockton Green (March 25, 1831–May 7, 1895) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 27th Governor of New Jersey from 1887-1890.
Green was born in Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1850, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was a Representative in the Forty-ninth United States Congress from March 4, 1885, until his resignation on January 17, 1887, when he stepped down to serve as Governor of New Jersey from 1887–1889. Green was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1860, 1880 and 1888. He died in Elizabeth, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City.
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- New Jersey State Library biography for Robert Stockton Green (PDF)
- U.S. Congress Biographical Information
- "The Stockton Family of New Jersey and Other Stocktons", Dr. Thomas Coates Stockton, 1911 pg 75.
- "National Register Sons of The American Revolution", pg 686.
- "Herringshow's Encyclopedia of American Biography", pg 419.
- "20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans", Vol. IV., pg 393.
| Preceded by Leon Abbett |
Governor of New Jersey 1887–1890 |
Succeeded by Leon Abbett |
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