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Norvin Green (17 Apr 1818 - 13 Feb 1893) was an American businessman, physician and politician. <ref name=":0"></ref> He served as president of the [[Western Union|Western Union Telegraph Company]] from 1878 until his death in 1893. <ref name=":1"></ref>
== Early Life ==
Green was born in [[New Albany, Indiana]] on April 17, 1818, the son of Virginians Joseph Strother Green and Susan Ball. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The family moved to [[Breckinridge County, Kentucky|Breckenridge County, Kentucky]] when he was a child. <ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> As a young man he operated a [[flatboat]] grocery on the [[Ohio River]], then ran a business that cut and sold [[Firewood|cord wood]] to [[steamboat]] operators.<ref name=":2" /> He was able to earn enough money from these ventures to finance his medical education at the [[University of Louisville School of Medicine|University of Louisville]], where he earned his degree in 1840. <ref name=":3">"Dr. Norvin Green's Death." ''The New York Times,'' February 13, 1893.</ref> That same year he married Martha English of [[Carrollton, Kentucky|Carrolton, Kentucky]]. <ref name=":0" />
== Career in Kentucky ==
Following his graduation, Dr. Green practiced medicine in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] and Carrolton, Kentucky. He served as a doctor at the [[Western Military Institute]], where he became friends with future presidential candidate [[James G. Blaine|James Blaine]], who was an instructor there. <ref name=":4"></ref> <ref name=":3" /> In 1850 Green was elected to the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]], where he served until 1853 (and again in 1867.) <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He was appointed to supervise the construction of a [[Old United States Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse|federal customs house and post office]] in Louisville in 1853. <ref name=":3" /> At that time he became interested in [[telegraphy]], and invested in [[Telegraph line|telegraph lines]] that connected Louisville and [[New Orleans|New Orleans.]] He formed, and became president of, the Southwestern Telegraph Company. <ref name=":2" /> <ref name=":4" />
== Career in New York ==
Green moved to New York City in 1857. <ref name=":2" /> There he worked on the consolidation of many telegraph companies, culminating with the formation of Western Union in 1866, where he was named vice president. <ref name=":4" /> He stayed at Western Union for the rest of his life, except for three years when he returned to politics in Kentucky, being nominated to run for U.S. Senator. <ref name=":3" /> Upon the death of Western Union president [[William Orton (businessman)|William Orton]] in 1878, Green was named president of that company. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He, along with others including [[Thomas Edison]] and [[Alexander Graham Bell|Alexander Graham Bell,]] formed the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1884; he was its first president. <ref name=":4" />
== Death ==
Norvin Green died on February 13, 1893 at his Kentucky home in Louisville. He had been in ill health, and died from complications of intestinal disease. <ref name=":1" /> He was buried at [[Cave Hill Cemetery]] in Louisville, Kentucky. <ref name=":0" />
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== Early Life ==
Green was born in [[New Albany, Indiana]] on April 17, 1818, the son of Virginians Joseph Strother Green and Susan Ball. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The family moved to [[Breckinridge County, Kentucky|Breckenridge County, Kentucky]] when he was a child. <ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> As a young man he operated a [[flatboat]] grocery on the [[Ohio River]], then ran a business that cut and sold [[Firewood|cord wood]] to [[steamboat]] operators.<ref name=":2" /> He was able to earn enough money from these ventures to finance his medical education at the [[University of Louisville School of Medicine|University of Louisville]], where he earned his degree in 1840. <ref name=":3">"Dr. Norvin Green's Death." ''The New York Times,'' February 13, 1893.</ref> That same year he married Martha English of [[Carrollton, Kentucky|Carrolton, Kentucky]]. <ref name=":0" />
== Career in Kentucky ==
Following his graduation, Dr. Green practiced medicine in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] and Carrolton, Kentucky. He served as a doctor at the [[Western Military Institute]], where he became friends with future presidential candidate [[James G. Blaine|James Blaine]], who was an instructor there. <ref name=":4"></ref> <ref name=":3" /> In 1850 Green was elected to the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]], where he served until 1853 (and again in 1867.) <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He was appointed to supervise the construction of a [[Old United States Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse|federal customs house and post office]] in Louisville in 1853. <ref name=":3" /> At that time he became interested in [[telegraphy]], and invested in [[Telegraph line|telegraph lines]] that connected Louisville and [[New Orleans|New Orleans.]] He formed, and became president of, the Southwestern Telegraph Company. <ref name=":2" /> <ref name=":4" />
== Career in New York ==
Green moved to New York City in 1857. <ref name=":2" /> There he worked on the consolidation of many telegraph companies, culminating with the formation of Western Union in 1866, where he was named vice president. <ref name=":4" /> He stayed at Western Union for the rest of his life, except for three years when he returned to politics in Kentucky, being nominated to run for U.S. Senator. <ref name=":3" /> Upon the death of Western Union president [[William Orton (businessman)|William Orton]] in 1878, Green was named president of that company. <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He, along with others including [[Thomas Edison]] and [[Alexander Graham Bell|Alexander Graham Bell,]] formed the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1884; he was its first president. <ref name=":4" />
== Death ==
Norvin Green died on February 13, 1893 at his Kentucky home in Louisville. He had been in ill health, and died from complications of intestinal disease. <ref name=":1" /> He was buried at [[Cave Hill Cemetery]] in Louisville, Kentucky. <ref name=":0" />
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