Fred W. Green | |
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31st Governor of Michigan | |
In office January 1, 1927 – January 1, 1931 | |
Lieutenant | Luren D. Dickinson |
Preceded by | Alex J. Groesbeck |
Succeeded by | Wilber M. Brucker |
Personal details | |
Born | Manistee, Michigan, U.S. | October 19, 1871
Died | November 30, 1936 Munising, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 65)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Helen Adeline Kelly |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
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Fred Warren Green (October 19, 1871 – November 30, 1936) was an American politician who served as the 31st governor of Michigan from 1927 to 1931, and he was the mayor of Ionia, Michigan, from 1913 to 1916. Active in athletics during his time as a student at Michigan State Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University), and at the University of Michigan, Green earned a varsity letter playing for the Michigan State Normal football team in 1895 and is credited as the team's head coach during the 1896 season in which they were declared champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Green served as a delegate to the 1932 and 1936 Republican National Conventions.