James Stephen Green (February 28, 1817 – January 19, 1870) was a United States Representative and Senator from Missouri. Born near Rectortown, Virginia, he attended the common schools and moved to Alabama and then to Missouri about 1838. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Monticello, Missouri. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1845 and was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850, and was Charge d’Affaires to Colombia in 1853-1854. He was appointed Minister Resident in June 1854, but did not present his credentials; he was elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress, but did not take his seat, having been elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1855, and served from January 12, 1857, to March 3, 1861. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Territories (Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses). February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Monticello is a village located in Lewis County, Missouri. ... Within Missouri, there are three levels of government: state government county city Missouris state capital is Jefferson City lying approximately halfway between its two largest cities, St. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is an state official of certain representative types, required to take up permanent residency abroad officially. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by...

Green died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1870; interment was in the Old Cemetery, Canton. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Canton is a city located in Lewis County, Missouri. ...

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress