Nehemiah Green

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Nehemiah Green (March 8, 1837 – January 12, 1890) was the fourth Governor of Kansas, serving in that position on an interim basis 1868-1869.

Green was born in Hardin County, Ohio, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1855, he moved to settle in Kansas Territory with two of his brothers. By 1860, he was serving as the minister of the Methodist church in Manhattan, Kansas Territory. During the Civil War, he served with the Union Army from 1861-1864, when he had to leave due to illness. After the war, he returned to Manhattan.

In 1866, Green was elected Lieutenant Governor under Samuel Crawford. He ascended to the Governorship when Crawford resigned to join the military a little more than two months before the inauguration of governor-elect James M. Harvey.

After leaving office, Green served as a regent of, and taught military drill tactics at, Kansas State Agricultural College, now Kansas State University. He was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1880 and served as speaker pro-tem until 1882. He died in 1890 from lingering complications from his Civil War illness, and is buried in Manhattan's Sunset Cemetery. The town of Green, Kansas is named in his honor. Notably, all three of the Green brothers who came to Kansas Territory in 1855 went on to serve in the state legislature.

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