Warren Green | |
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| 13thGovernor of South Dakota | |
| In office January 6, 1931 – January 3, 1933 | |
| Lieutenant | Odell K. Whitney |
| Preceded by | William J. Bulow |
| Succeeded by | Tom Berry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Warren Everett Green (1869-03-10)March 10, 1869 |
| Died | April 27, 1945(1945-04-27) (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery (Watertown, South Dakota) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Parliament |
| Profession | Farmer |
Warren Everett Green (March 10, 1869 – April 27, 1945) was an American politician who served as the13th governor ofSouth Dakota. Green, aRepublican fromHazel, South Dakota, served from 1931 to 1933. He was also a state senator from 1913 through 1915, and again from 1923 to 1927.
Green was born inJackson County, Wisconsin,[1] the oldest of eight children. His family emigrated toDakota Territory and settled inHamlin County in the spring of 1881.[1] Green grew up there and went into the farming business. He served in several local offices including twelve years as president of the local school board. He married Elizabeth Jane Parliament[2] in 1899. They had four children.[1]
Green served three terms in the state senate,South Dakota Legislature. He was elected in 1906, 1922 and 1924.[1] He served on theSouth Dakota Board of Charities and Corrections from 1913 to 1920.[1][2]
Green was electedgovernor in 1930 and took office at the beginning of theGreat Depression. He inherited a massive state debt that he met with tax reform, budget reductions and the reorganization of the state's relief agencies. He reduced salaries from 10 to 20 percent and also had to deal with drought, a grasshopper plague, a crop failure and an exceptionally hard failure. He sought re-election in 1932 but was defeated byTom Berry.[1]
Green went back to his farm at Hazel. He was a delegate to the 1936Republican National Convention.
Green moved toWatertown, where he died on April 27, 1945.[1][3] He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota.[1]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of South Dakota 1930,1932 | Succeeded by William C. Allen |
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| Preceded by | Governor of South Dakota 1931–1933 | Succeeded by |
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