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| United States Senator fromMissouri | |
| In office January 12, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | David Rice Atchison |
| Succeeded by | Waldo P. Johnson |
| 7th Chargé d'Affaire to New Granada | |
| In office December 19, 1853 – August 13, 1854 | |
| President | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | Yelverton P. King |
| Succeeded by | James B. Bowlin |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | James Hugh Relfe |
| Succeeded by | John G. Miller |
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| Born | James Stephen Green (1817-02-28)February 28, 1817 Rectortown, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1870(1870-01-19) (aged 52) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Grove Cemetery,Canton, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Martin E. Green (brother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law |
| Committees | Committee on Territories |
James Stephen Green (February 28, 1817 – January 19, 1870) was aDemocraticUnited States Representative andSenator fromMissouri.
Born nearRectortown inFauquier County, Virginia, he attended the common schools and moved first toAlabama, and later to Missouri around 1838. He studied law, was admitted to theBar in 1840, and commenced practice inMonticello, Missouri, and laterCanton, Missouri, a short distance away.
His brother,Martin E. Green, became aConfederatebrigadier general during theAmerican Civil War.
Green was a delegate to theState constitutional convention in 1845 and was elected as a Democrat to the30th and31st Congresses, serving from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851. He was not a candidate for renomination in1850, and was subsequentlyChargé d'Affaires to New Granada in 1853–1854.
He was appointedMinister Resident in June 1854, but did not present his credentials; he was elected to the35th Congress, but did not take his seat, having been elected to the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy during the term commencing March 4, 1855, where he served from January 12, 1857, to March 3, 1861. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Territories during the35th and36th Congresses.
Green died inSt. Louis, Missouri on January 19, 1870. He is buried in the Forest Grove Cemetery inCanton. He is the namesake of the community ofGreensburg, Missouri.[1]
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| Preceded by (none) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Missouri January 12, 1857 – March 3, 1861 Served alongside:Henry S. Geyer andTrusten Polk | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Minister to New Granada May 24, 1853 – August 13, 1854 | Succeeded by |
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