Background
GREEN, Hugh was born on January 2, 1887 in Nashville, 111. Son of Hugh P. and Mary E. (Troutt) Green.
GREEN, Hugh was born on January 2, 1887 in Nashville, 111. Son of Hugh P. and Mary E. (Troutt) Green.
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Born on a farm near Nashville, Illinois, Green received his bachelor"s degree from Illinois College and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He practiced law in Jacksonville, Illinois. From 1925 to 1932, Green was state"s attorney for Morgan County, Illinois and was a Republican.
He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1933 until 1961 and was speaker of the house in 1945 and 1947.
After Green left the house, he returned to his law practice in Nashville, Illinois.
Member: Order of the Coif. Delta Theta Phi; Morgan Company and 111. State Bar Associations.
Masons; Elks. Clubs: Jacksonville Country, Morgan Company, Republican.
Spouse Clara Belle Hopper, June 19, 1919, Jacksonville, 111.