Green was born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 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. He held the professorship until 1855. ==See also==