Innis Green

Innis Green (born February 26, 1776 in Hanover Township , Province of Pennsylvania , †  August 4, 1839 in Dauphin , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1831 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Innis Green received an academic education. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. Between 1818 and 1827 he was an associate judge at the District Court in Dauphin County . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional elections of 1826 Green was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Robert Harris on March 4, 1827 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1831 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. During Green's time as Congressman, the first two points were the main focus of discussion.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives was over, Innis Green was again an associate judge in Dauphin County. He died in Dauphin on August 4, 1839.

Web links

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

• Innis Green in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Robert Harris	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1831	John Conrad Bucher