Biographical Sketch of James F. Green, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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James F. Green is the present prosecuting attorney for Jefferson County,
and is a resident of Hillsboro, where he was born March 9th, 1856.  He
was the second of five sons and one daughter born to Abner and Mary 
(Chapman) Green, natives of Virginia, born in 1809 and 1825, respec-
tively.  The father received a fair education, and when a young man
went to Kentucky, where he engaged in school teaching for a few years,
and also at the same time, at leisure hours, studied law.  He then came
to Palmyra, Marion Co., Mo., where he resumed the study of law under 
his brother, Hon. James S. Green, who served as United States senator,
from Missouri, from 1857 to 1861, and who was a brother of Gen. Martin
Green, who fell at the siege of Vicksburg.  Abner came to Jefferson 
County about 1845, and entered upon the practice of his chosen profes-
sion at Hillsboro, where a long and successful career awaited him.  He
was for several years county school commissioner; also held the office
of county attorney, probate judge, etc., and was holding the office of
prosecuting attorney at the time of his death, which occurred in 1876.
He was frequently a delegate to the Congressional and State Convention
as a Democrat of the old strict construction school.  Although not a 
member of the church, he was a firm believer in the Christian religion,
and contributed liberally to its support.  Mrs. Green is a member of
the Presbyterian Church.  James F. was reared at home and educated in
the public schools of Jefferson County.  When about eighteen years of
age he began the study of law in the office of his father.  Previous to
this, at the age of sixteen, he received a clerkship in the recorder's
office, where he remained for about three years, and was then for about
one year deputy circuit clerk.  In January, 1878, he was licensed to
practice at the Jefferson County bar, and soon after became a partner
with Judge J. J. Williams, with whom he remained for a number of years.
Since then he has engaged in the practice of his profession alone and
has met with evident success.  In 1880 he was elected prosecuting att-
orney, and is now serving his fourth consecutive term in that capacity.
He is an active worker for the principles of the Democratic party, and
on several occasions has served as a delegate to State conventions.  In
1883 he married Miss Essie, daughter of George and Harriet Tetley, of
Ironton, Mo., where Mrs. Green was born.  To them were born two child-
ren.  Mrs. Green is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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