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sylvania presbytery, Oct. 4, 1833; studied in the German univei-sities, 1834-35; was professor of Oriental and Biblical literature at Hanover sem- inary, Ind., 1838-39, vice-president and professor of Euglisli literature, rhetoric and political econ- omy at Centre college, 1839^0. While at Dan- ville lie was also co pastor in tlie cliurch. He was professor of Oriental literature and Biblical criticism in the Western theological seminary, Alleglienj-, Pa., 1839-47; was pastor of the 2d Presbyterian church, Baltimore, Md., 1847; pre.sident of Haniiiden-Sidney college, 1848-.56; president of the reorganized Transylvania uni- versity, 18."i6-.'J7; and pie.sii!ent of Centre college, as successor to Dr. John C. Young, deceased, 1857-63. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Centre college in 1840. See "Life of Dr. Lewis W. Green " by Dr. L. J. Halsey (1871). He died at Danville, Ky., May (i, 1863.

QREEN, Nathan, educator, was born in Win- chester, Franklin count)', Tenn., Feb. 19, 1827; son of Nathan and Mary (Feild) Green, and grandson of Thomas and Nancy Green. His father was born in Amelia county, Va., May 16, 1792; was a soldier in the war of 1812; a lawyer in Amelia county, 1813-15, and in Winchester, Tenn., 181.5-28; a state senator, 1827; chancellor of the Ea.stern district, 1828-31 ; judge of the su- preme court and chief ju.stice, 1831-52; professor of the law department, Cumberland university, Lebanon, Tenn., 1848-66, and he died there, March 30, 186G. Nathan, Jr., was graduated at Cu:nberland university, A.B., 1845, LL.B., 1849. He was the only graduate in the third class, and the fourth student at the university to be graduated. He was a trustee of tlie uni- versity, 1850-56, professor of law, 1856-73, and was elected chancellor of the university, Aug. 20, 1873. He received the degree of LL.D. from Centre college, Ky.

QREEN, Norvin, telegraph official, was born in New Albany, Ind., April 17, 1818; son of Joseph and Susan Martha (Ball) Green; gi-and- son of Francis Wyatt and Lucy (Strother) Green, and of John and Ailsie (Withers) Ball of Breckinridge county, Ky. ; great grandson of Col. William and Ann (Coleman) Green, and of John and Sarah Ellen (Paine) Ball; and great^ grandson of Robert Green who came to Virginia in 1712, and married Eleanor Dunn a native of Scotland, and of William and Martha (Brumtield) Ball of Berks county. Pa. Francis Wyatt Green removed to Kentucky about 1800, and his son Joseph with two brothers fought at the liattle of New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1815. Norvin was a pupil at the "old field " school near his boyhood home in Breckinridge county, Ky., but received his education largely from his gifted mother. Ue worked on the farm, in a store and mill, on n

flat-boat, as a wood cutter, in a tavern, and as a sheriffs collector, his father holding the office of sheriff for Breckinridge county. He then stud- ied medicine and was graduated at the Univer- sity of Louisville, M.D., 1840. He subsequently studied Latin under a private tutor. He was married at CarroUton, Ky., April 1, 1840, to Martha Anne, daughter of James Wharton and Eliza Nuttall (Deniint) English. He practi-sed medicine in Bedford, 1841; in CarroUton, 1842- 43; and in Henry county, 1843-53. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1849 and 18.50; a Pierce and King elector In 18.53 and com- missioner of the Custom house, Louisville, Ky. , 1853-57. He engaged in the telegraph business first in 1854 when with George L. Douglass and William B. Reed he leased the line between Louisville and New Orleans, and was manager and soon became president of the company re- organized as the Southwestern telegraph com- pany in 1856. The company obtained sijecial charters from the legislatures of the several states through which the lines ran, and Dr. Green afterward arranged a contract for mutual patron- age with five other leading companies forming the North American telegraph association. In 1866 the six companies were reorganized as the Western Union telegraph company of which Dr. Green was elected one of the vice-presidents. He was again a representative in the state legis- lature in 1868, and a prominent cantlidate before tliat body for U.S. senator. In 1870 he resigned as vice president of the Western Union to accept the presidency of the Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington railroad, retaining the position until the road was purchased in 1873 by the Chesapeake & Ohio company, when he was recalled to the vice-presidency of the Western Union. On the death of William Orton, April 22, 1878, he suc- ceeded to the presidency of the Western Union telegraph company. He visited Europe in 1883, and in England was the recipient of distinguished civilities. He is the author of The Government and the Teleijraph {Xorth American lieview, 1883), See Tclcfjrnph in America by James D. Reid, and Life in Memorial History of Louisville. He died in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12, 1803.

GREEN, Robert Stockton, governor of Now Jersej', was born in Princeton, N.J., March 25, 1831 ; son of James Sproat and Isabella (McCul- loh) Green; grandson of the Rev. Ashbel Green (1762-1848); and great-grandson of the Rev. Jacob Green, the Revolutionary patriot. His father was U.S. district attornej^ for New Jersey and professor of law in the College of New Jersej'. Roliert was graduated at Princeton in 1850, gained admission to the bar in 1853, and was made a counsellor in 1856. He practised in Eliz- abeth, N.J. ; was prosecutor of the borough courts.