Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-02-18
DR.. NORVlN GREEN.
Tho President of the Western Union Tel
graph Company Expires ut Louisville,

Tho President OF the western Union Tel
graph Company Expires ut Louisville,
Ky.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 13.-Dr.
Norvin Green, president of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, died at
his home here at an early hour Sunday
morning The Western Union wires
quickly flashed the news all over the
land and kilograms of coincidence be-
gan pouring in. Gen. Thomas 7.
Eckert and all the officers of the West
ern Union sent kilograms of sympathy.
DIR. Green's serious illness was only
of ten days duration, though for six
weeks he had been confined to the
house and since last fall had not been
well. DIR. Yarnell described the disease
as catarrhal diarrhea. A similar at
tack caused him suffering last summer
while at Saratoga. Last fall he was a
victim of the grip Christmas he re-
turned home from New York feeling
indisposed. But he kept up his work,
though remaining indoors the greater
part of the time.
DIR. Norvin Green and his wife three
years ago celebrated their golden we'd
ding at their handsome home in this
city. He married in 1s4O, his wife be-
ing Miss Martha English, daughter
of Capt. James w. English, who
fought in the battle of Tippecanoe
and through the war of 1912 under
Gen. William Henry Harrison. The
English family then lived in Carroll
county and after the marriage DIR.
Green, who had raised sufficient money
to educate himself by contracting to
cut cordwood in Hunters bottom,
moved to the Kentucky side of the river
opposite Madison, Ind. He had been
forced to labor because of the bank
ruptcy of his father, who lost all his
money by becoming surety on guar
dian's bond.
For the last thirty years the greater
part of his time has been spent in New
| York, but he has retained his citizen
ship in this city. In 1878 he removed
his family to New York, bringing them
back in 1885.
DIR. Norvin Green was born in New Albany,
April II, 1873. While child his family re-
! moved 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. His preferences were in the
| culture With such tendencies, and after a
| thorough course Of study under the able fac.
| ulty of the medical department of the
| University of Louisville, he graduated in 1910
| with honor. He soon entered upon successful
| practice. Not long afterward he became physi-
| clan of the Western Military academy at Dren.
| men Springs KY, Of which the late James G.
| Blaine was at that time one of the junior in
| structors.
Like almost all young men of spirit in Ken.
lucky, pr. Green early connected himself with
the politics of the state. Dr. Green was elected
for several terms to the Kentucky legislature
of the United States in charge of the
construction of the national building in
Louisville. While engaged in the duties of his
| appointment he became one OF the lesses of the
| United Morse and Peoples telegraph line be
| tween Louisville and New Orleans and, becom
ing president of those interests, united
under the name Of the Southern
| Telegraph company, he became thencefortf
identified with the history of the telegraph.
| In 1866, when the American, United States
and Western Union lines were consolidated
DR.. Green was chosen vice president and witt
the exception of about three years, during whicl
he was president of the Louisville, Cincinnati
& Lexington Railway company, retained tina
Office until 1888, 1t during this interim O.
three years that he again entered the politics o
the state, and was waited upon by q delegation
of the legislature and urged to accept th
nomination for United States senator 1t il
said that he could have been elected but for
clerical error in the count of the nomination
caucus. DR.. Green was elected president o
the Western Union Telegraph company Apri
%, 1885, at salary of SIS, 600 O year. He wa
one of Goulds most trusted lieutenants.