Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867–May 19, 1966) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as governor of Rhode Island (1933-1937) and in the United States Senate (1937-1961). He was the grandnephew of Samuel G. Arnold, another Rhode Island Senator.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island to Arnold Green, a lawyer, and Cornelia Abby Burges, Green was the eldest child in a family descended from colonist...
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Theodore Francis Green (October 2, 1867–May 19, 1966) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as governor of Rhode Island (1933-1937) and in the United States Senate (1937-1961). He was the grandnephew of Samuel G. Arnold, another Rhode Island Senator.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island to Arnold Green, a lawyer, and Cornelia Abby Burges, Green was the eldest child in a family descended from colonists who arrived in Rhode Island with Roger Williams in 1636. He graduated from Providence High School in 1883 and Brown University in 1887, receiving an Master of Arts degree from Brown in 1888. He attended Harvard Law School from 1888 to 1890 and studied at the University of Bonn and University of Berlin from 1890 to 1892. A lifelong bachelor, Green devoted himself to the law, politics, and civic, business, and cultural activities. Admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1892, he long practiced law, taking time during the Spanish-American War to...
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