Byram Green

Byram Green (born April 15, 1786 in East Windsor , Massachusetts , † October 18, 1865 in Sodus , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Byram Green was born in Berkshire County about three years after the War of Independence ended . He attended public schools. He then graduated from Williams College , Williamstown in 1808 . In 1810 he worked as a professor at a college in Beaufort ( South Carolina ). He studied law , was admitted to the bar, and practiced. In 1814 he was a judge in the Wayne County District Court . During the British-American War he took part in the Battle of Sodus Point . He was a member of the New York State Assembly between 1816 and 1822 and the New York Senate in 1823 and 1824 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1842 congressional elections for the 28th Congress , Green was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th constituency of New York , where he succeeded William M. Oliver on March 4, 1843 . He retired from the after March 3, 1845 Congress of.

Green died in Sodus about four months after the end of the civil war . His body was then interred in the Rural Cemetery .

Byram Green in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Green, Byram
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 15, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH	East Windsor , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	October 18, 1865
Place of death	Sodus , New York