S. William Green

S. William Green
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Leo C. Zeferetti
Succeeded by	Charles B. Rangel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th district
In office February 14, 1978 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Ed Koch
Succeeded by	Robert Garcia
Personal details
Born	Sedgwick William Green (1929-10-16)October 16, 1929 New York City
Died	October 14, 2002(2002-10-14) (aged 72) New York City
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard College
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Judaism

Sedgwick William "Bill" Green (October 16, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Life and career

Green was born on October 16, 1929, in New York City, the son of Louis A. Green and Evelyn (Schoenberg) Green.^[1] His father was a wealthy investor who was one of the main shareholders in Grand Union, and Bill Green grew up in Manhattan.^[2] He graduated from The Horace Mann School in 1946, Harvard University in 1950 and Harvard Law School in 1953. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the United States Army. After leaving the army, he was legal secretary for U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C.) Judge George T. Washington before leaving in practice law.

From 1961 to 1964, Green was the chief counsel to the New York Joint Legislative Committee on Housing and Urban Development. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968, sitting in the 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures. Afterwards he was the New York City director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Green was elected as a Republican to the 95th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ed Koch, and was re-elected to the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st and 102nd United States Congresses, holding office from February 14, 1978, to January 3, 1993. A mostly liberal Republican, he was one of the few members of his party to have a long run in office from a city long dominated by Democrats. Redistricting made his district slightly friendlier to Democrats, and he narrowly lost his 1992 re-election bid to New York City City Councilwoman Carolyn B. Maloney. Green sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New York in 1994, but was defeated by State Senator George Pataki.

Green died of liver cancer October 14, 2002.

In a 2011 column, conservative commentator Ann Coulter criticized Newt Gingrich for claiming to have helped win the Cold War. To make the point that Gingrich in 1978 was a junior Congressman with no power base or authority, she compared him to Green.^[3]

References

Sources

• S. William Green at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress