Green, Bill, 1929-2002

GREEN, Sedgwick William (Bill), a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., October 16, 1929; graduated from Horace Mann High School, Riverdale, N.Y., 1946; A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 1950; J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., 1953; United States Army, 1953-1955; lawyer, private practice; law secretary, Judge George T. Washington, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1955-1956; chief counsel, New York Joint Legislative Committee on Housing and Urban Development, 1961-1964; member of the New York state assembly, 1965-1968; regional administrator, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1970-1977; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Edward I. Koch; reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served (February 14, 1978-January 3, 1993); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of New York in 1994; died on October 14, 2002, in New York, N.Y.

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 05/24/1994 NY Governor - R Convention Lost 2.60% (-69.87%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1992 NY District 14 Lost 48.17% (-2.20%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1990 NY District 15 Won 61.26% (+22.52%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1988 NY District 15 Won 61.32% (+24.60%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1986 NY District 15 Won 58.00% (+16.01%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1984 NY District 15 Won 56.05% (+12.10%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1982 NY District 15 Won 53.57% (+8.71%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1980 NY District 18 Won 56.66% (+13.99%)</li>
<li> 11/07/1978 NY District 18 Won 53.25% (+6.50%)</li>
<li> 02/14/1978 NY District 18 Special Won 50.48% (+1.93%)</li>
<li> 06/18/1968 NY District 17 - R Primary Lost 45.71% (-8.58%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1966 NY Assembly 66 Won 64.60% (+33.93%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1965 NY Assembly 72 Won 66.18% (+47.02%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1964 NY Assembly - New York 09 Won 49.89% (+2.58%)</li>
<li> 06/02/1964 NY Assembly - New York 09 - R Primary Won 41.05% (+23.25%)</li>
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<p>Sedgwick William Green (October 16, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He represented a district covering most or all of Manhattan's East Side. To date, he is the last Republican to have represented Manhattan in the U.S. House.</p>

<p>Bill Green was born on October 16, 1929 in New York City, the son of Louis A. Green and Evelyn (née Schoenberg) Green. His father was a wealthy investor who was one of the main shareholders in Grand Union, and Bill Green grew up in Manhattan. 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 1961-64, 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 1965–68, 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 he was the New York City director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.</p>

<p>Green was elected as a Republican to the 95th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ed Koch, and was re-elected to the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st and 102nd United States Congresses, holding office from February 14, 1978, to January 3, 1993. A mostly liberal Republican, he was one of the few members of his party to have a long run in office from a city long dominated by Democrats.</p>