Nehemiah Green

Nehemiah Green ( born March 8, 1837 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 of his home and then the Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1855 he moved with two brothers in the Kansas Territory. Two years later he returned to his home back to Ohio. There he became a preacher of the Methodist church. Until 1863 he took part as a soldier in the Civil War, but then had to quit for health reasons his service.

Political career in Kansas

After his time in the army he returned to Kansas and became a preacher in Manhattan. He also acquired a small farm, which he managed. In 1866 he was nominated by the Republican Party for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. Green held that post until November 4, 1868. On this day, the incumbent Governor Samuel J. Crawford stepped back to take part in a military expedition against the Indians. This had to pass the Green two remaining months of Crawford's tenure. As Governor, he continued the policy of his predecessor, without putting their own accents. Finally, a new governor was with James Madison Harvey already chosen which should take up office from 11 January 1869.

Further CV

After his brief tenure Green was initially active again in the ecclesiastical field. Between 1870 and 1871 he was head of the Methodist churches in Manhattan. After that, he was from 1873 to 1874 member of the board of the Kansas State Agricultural College. In 1880 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Kansas whose Speaker he was. Since his time in the Civil War suffered Green health problems, which he finally succumbed in 1890. He was married twice and had a total of two children.