S. William Green
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Sedgwick William (Bill) Green (October 16, 1929 - October 14, 2002) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Green was born in New York City and grew up in the suburb of Riverdale, New York. He graduated from Harvard University in 1950 and Harvard Law School in 1953. From 1953 until 1955 he served in the United States Army. After returning home, he became the legal secretary to Court of Appeals Judge George T. Washington. He left this career in 1956 to become a trial lawyer.
From 1961 to 1964, Green was the chief counsel to the New York Joint Legislative Committee on Housing and Urban Developmenent. A rising power in state politics, he was elected to the New York State Assembly, serving from 1965 to 1968. He left politics to become the New York City director of theUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Green was elected to Congress in a special election in 1978 to replace Ed Koch and served from February 14, 1978 until January 3, 1993. Redistricting after the 1990 Census made Green's district much more friendly to Democrats, and he lost his 1992 relelection bid. Green sought the Republican nomination for New York governor in 1994 but lost to George Pataki.
In 2002, Green died after a battle with liver cancer.
| Preceded by Ed Koch |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th congressional district 1978–1983 |
Succeeded by Robert Garcia |
| Preceded by Leo C. Zeferetti |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district 1983–1993 |
Succeeded by Charles B. Rangel |
