James C. Green
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Carl J. Stewart, Jr. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Collins Green February 24, 1921 Halifax County, Virginia |
| Died | February 4, 2000 (aged 78) Elizabethtown, North Carolina |
| Resting place | Clarkton Cemetery, Clarkton, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Collins "Jimmy" Green (February 24, 1921 – February 4, 2000)[1] was an American politician who served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1976) and as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985).
Political career
Green served in the
Carl J. Stewart, Jr. in the 1980 Democratic primary, and then went on to defeat Republican Bill Cobey in the general election.[citation needed
]
Green was charged in 1983 with accepting a bribe from an
FBI agent, but he was acquitted. The next year, he ran for Governor of North Carolina but finished fifth in the Democratic primary behind Rufus Edmisten. Green then threw his support to the Republican nominee, Jim Martin, giving him critical backing among conservative Democrats in eastern North Carolina. Martin went on to win the election.[4]
Later life and death
He was convicted of income tax fraud in 1997 and was sentenced to 33 months of house arrest. The scandal was in connection with a multimillion-dollar tobacco fraud scheme.[5]
He died in Bladen County hospital at Elizabethtown, North Carolina on February 4, 2000.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Who's who in the South and Southwest - Google Books.
- ^ Stewart, Elizabeth (January 13, 1977). "Inauguration a Chilling Experience". King's Mountain Mirror-Herald. Vol. 88, no. 4. p. 2B.
- ^ Blue, Cliff (January 13, 1977). "People & Issues : Jim Green". The News-Journal. p. 2.
- ^ Political grudges are nothing new, Carolina Journal Online, John Hood, 11 October 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Before Black". The News Observer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
External links
- Mention at The Political Graveyard
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