1. Norvin Green was an American businessman, physician and politician.
12 Facts About Norvin Green
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Norvin Green served as president of the Western Union Telegraph Company from 1878 until his death in 1893.
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Norvin Green was a founding member and the first president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, which later became part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Norvin Green was able to earn enough money from these ventures to finance his medical education at the University of Louisville, where he earned his degree in 1840.
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Norvin Green served as a doctor at the Western Military Institute, where he became friends with future presidential candidate James Blaine, who was an instructor there.
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In 1850 Norvin Green was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives, where he served until 1853.
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Norvin Green was appointed to supervise the construction of a federal customs house and post office in Louisville in 1853.
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Norvin Green formed, and became president of, the Southwestern Telegraph Company.
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Norvin Green 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 US Senator.
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Norvin Green died on February 13,1893, at his home in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Norvin Green had been in ill health, and died from complications of intestinal disease.
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Norvin Green was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.