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Isaiah L. Green

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Isaiah L. Green
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809
Preceded byLemuel Williams
Succeeded byGideon Gardner
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byGideon Gardner
Succeeded byJohn Reed Jr.
Personal details
Born(1761-12-28)December 28, 1761
Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedDecember 5, 1841(1841-12-05) (aged 79)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Alma materHarvard
ProfessionAttorney

Isaiah Lewis Green (December 28, 1761 – December 5, 1841) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Barnstable in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Green pursued classical studies, and graduated from Harvard in 1781. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced.

Green was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses (March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809).

Green was elected to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813). He was appointed by President Madison collector of customs for the district of Barnstable, Massachusetts, in 1814 and served until 1837. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 5, 1841. He was interred in the Old Cambridge Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Isaiah L. Green (id: G000413)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district

March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Succeeded by