Green, Bill, 1929-2002

Sedgwick William Green (October 16, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he notably served in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th (1978-1983) and 15th (1983-1993) congressional districts.

Born in New York City, he graduated from The Horace Mann School in 1946, Harvard University in 1950, and Harvard Law School in 1953. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the United States Army. After leaving the army, he was legal secretary for U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C.) Judge George T. Washington before leaving to practice law. From 1961 to 1964, Green was the chief counsel to the New York Joint Legislative Committee on Housing and Urban Development. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968, sitting in the 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures. In 1968 he ran for Congress, but lost the Republican nomination to Whitney North Seymour Jr., who went on to be defeated by Democrat Ed Koch. Afterwards, Green was the New York City director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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