Nehemiah Green

Nehemiah Green (born March 8, 1837 in Hardin County , Ohio , † January 12, 1890 in Manhattan , Kansas ) was an American politician and from 1868 to 1869 the fourth governor of Kansas .

Early years

Green attended the local school in his home country and then went to Ohio Wesleyan University . In 1855 he moved to the Kansas Territory with two brothers . Two years later he returned to his homeland in Ohio. There he became a preacher in a Methodist church. He took part in the civil war as a soldier until 1863, but then had to quit his service for health reasons.

Political career in Kansas

After serving in the army, he moved back to Kansas and became a preacher in Manhattan. He also bought a small farm that he managed. In 1866 he was nominated by the Republican Party for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Green held this office until November 4, 1868. On that day, the incumbent governor Samuel J. Crawford resigned to take part in a military expedition against the Indians. With that, Green had to complete the two remaining months of Crawford's tenure. As governor, he continued the policy of his predecessor without setting his own accents. After all, with James Madison Harvey , a new governor had already been elected, who was to take over office from January 11, 1869.

Another résumé

After the end of his short term, Green was initially active again in the church. Between 1870 and 1871 he was the leader of the Methodist Churches in Manhattan. He then became a member of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Agricultural College from 1873 to 1874 . In 1880 he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and became its Speaker . Green had been suffering from health problems since his time in the Civil War, to which he finally succumbed in 1890. He was married twice and had two children in total.

Web links

• Nehemiah Green in the National Governors Association (English)
• Biography at the Kansas Historical Society (English)
• Nehemiah Green in the database of Find a Grave (English)