James S. Green (New Jersey lawyer)
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James Sproat Green was an American
lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
from 1835 to 1850. He was the father of New Jersey Governor
Robert Stockton Green
.
in 1792, the son of Ashbel Green
and Elizabeth (Stockton) Green. His father was Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
from 1792 to 1800 and President of Princeton University
from 1812 to 1822. He graduated from Dickinson College
in 1811. He was admitted to the New Jersey
bar in 1817, as counsellor in 1821, and as sergeant in 1834.
In 1835, Green was appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
by President Andrew Jackson
. He continued to serve until 1850.
In 1844, he was nominated by President John Tyler
to be Secretary of the Treasury
, but the nomination was not confirmed by the Senate
.
He was a trustee of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University
) from 1828 to 1862. In 1847, when Princeton Law School
was founded, Green was named professor of jurisprudence on a faculty that also included Joseph Coerten Hornblower
and Richard Stockton Field
. He held the professorship until 1855.
He married Isabella Williamson McCulloh (1792-1865) on January 25, 1825. They had five children:
Green died in Princeton
in 1862.
United States
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lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. Paul J. Fishman was sworn into office as U.S. Attorney on October 14, 2009 after having been nominated by President Barack Obama. He succeeded Ralph J. Marra, who served as Acting U.S....
from 1835 to 1850. He was the father of New Jersey Governor
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
Robert Stockton Green
Robert Stockton Green
Robert Stockton Green was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 27th Governor of New Jersey from 1887–1890.-Biography:...
.
Biography
Green was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
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in 1792, the son of Ashbel Green
Ashbel Green
Ashbel Green, D.D. was an American Presbyterian minister and academic.Born in Hanover Township, New Jersey, Green served as a sergeant of the New Jersey militia during the American Revolutionary War, and went on to study with Dr. John Witherspoon and graduate as valedictorian from Princeton...
and Elizabeth (Stockton) Green. His father was Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
The election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. The early Chaplains alternated duties with their Senate counterparts on a weekly basis, covering the...
from 1792 to 1800 and President of Princeton University
President of Princeton University
Princeton University is led by a President selected by the Board of Trustees. Until the accession of Woodrow Wilson, a political scientist, in 1902, they were all clergymen, as well as professors. President Tilghman is a biologist; her two predecessors were economists.-Presidents:# Reverend...
from 1812 to 1822. He graduated from Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
in 1811. He was admitted to the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
bar in 1817, as counsellor in 1821, and as sergeant in 1834.
In 1835, Green was appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. Paul J. Fishman was sworn into office as U.S. Attorney on October 14, 2009 after having been nominated by President Barack Obama. He succeeded Ralph J. Marra, who served as Acting U.S....
by President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
. He continued to serve until 1850.
In 1844, he was nominated by President John Tyler
John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
to be Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
, but the nomination was not confirmed by the Senate
United States Senate
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.
He was a trustee of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
) from 1828 to 1862. In 1847, when Princeton Law School
Princeton Law School
The Law School at the College of New Jersey began instruction in 1847 as a modest effort consisting of three professors: Joseph Coerten Hornblower, Richard Stockton Field, and James S. Green. Only seven students would obtain a law degree before the school closed in 1852...
was founded, Green was named professor of jurisprudence on a faculty that also included Joseph Coerten Hornblower
Joseph Coerten Hornblower
Joseph Coerten Hornblower was an American lawyer and jurist from Belleville, New Jersey. He was the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.-Biography:...
and Richard Stockton Field
Richard Stockton Field
Richard Stockton Field was a United States Senator from New Jersey, and later a United States federal judge. Field was the great-grandson of Richard Stockton , New Jersey Delegate to the Continental Congress, and the grandson of Richard Stockton , US Senator from New Jersey.Born in White Hall,...
. He held the professorship until 1855.
He married Isabella Williamson McCulloh (1792-1865) on January 25, 1825. They had five children:
- Ashbel Green (1825-1898)
- Anna McCulloh Green (1827-?)
- James Sproat Green (1829-1892)
- Robert Stockton GreenRobert Stockton GreenRobert Stockton Green was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 27th Governor of New Jersey from 1887–1890.-Biography:...
(1831-1895), Governor of New JerseyGovernor of New JerseyThe Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be... - Isabella Green (1834-1906)
Green died in Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
in 1862.