Connecticut western news., 1893-02-16
NORVIN GREEN DEAD.
PRESIDENT OF THE WESTERN UNION
 TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

A Man In Whom Jay Gould Had Conf
 dence-on Military Faculty With Blaine-Physioian and Politicisn-From
 Small Beginning to Af1uence.
 LOUISVILLE, Feb. ls.-Dr Norvin Green, president of the Western Union Telegraph company, died in this city Sunday.
 Dr. Norvin Green and his wife three years ago celebrated their golden wedding at their handsome home in this city. He married in 1s40 his wife being Miss Martha English, a daughter of Captain James W. English, who fought in the battle of Tip pecanoe and through the war of 1872 up- der General William Henry Harrison. The English family then lived in Carroll county, and after the marriage Dr. Green, who had raised sufficient money to edu- cate himself by contracting to cut cord wood in Hunters bottom, moved on the Kentucky side of the river, opposite Madi- son, Ind. He had been forced to do labor because of the bankruptcy Of his father, who lost his all by becoming surety on a guardians bond.
 For the past 30 years the greatest part ot his time has been spent in New York, but he has retained his citizenship in this city. In 1878 he removed his family to New i York, bringing them back in 1885.
 Dr. Norvin Green was born in New All bany, April r, ISIS. While child his fam fly removed to this state, so that his early life was identified with and fashioned by his residence in Kentucky. His education was thorough rather than broad-studies which were suited to the professional life which he had mapped out. His preferences were in the direction of solid knowledge rather than a classic culture. With such tendencies, and after thorough course of study under the able faculty of the medical department of the University of Louisville, he graduated in 1S40 with honor. He soon entered upon a successful practice. Not long afterward he became physician of the Western Military academy at Drennen's Springs, Ky, of which the late James G. Blaine was at that time one of the junior instructors.
 Kentucky Politician.
 Like almost all young men of spirit in Kentucky, Dr. Green early connected him. self with the politics of the state He was elected for several terms to the Kentucky legislature and in 1853 was appointed com missioner of the United States in charge oi the construction of the national building in Louisville While engaged in the duties
 
 lessees of the United Morse and Peoples Telegraph line between Louisville and New Orleans, and becoming president of these interests, united in the name of the South. ern Telegraph company, he became identi fled with the history of the telegraph.
 In 1866, when the American, United States and Western Union lines were con. solidated, Dr. Green was chosen vice presi. dent, and with the exception of about three years, during which be accepted the presidency of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railway company, be retained that office until January, 1873, when he re turned to duty as vice president of the Western Union Telegraph company II was during this interim of three years that he afterward entered the politics of the state and was waited upon by delegation of the legislature and urged to accept the nomination for United States senator It is said that he could have been elected but for clerical error in the count of the nominating eau, IS. Dr. Green was elected president of the Western Union Telegraph company April F, 1878.