Draft:David Leo Green
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David L. Green | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1980–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1951 Rosetta, Mississippi |
| Died | July 25, 2014 (aged 62) Gloster, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician, retailer , deputy sheriff |
David Leo Green (October 14, 1951—July 25, 2014) was a deputy sheriff, retailer and state legislator in Mississippi from 1980-2005.
Biography
[edit]He was born October 14, 1951 in Rosetta, Mississippi to Louise T. Green Sr. and Lettie M. Davis-Green.[1] He attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College.[2] Louis T. Green Sr. and Lettie M. Davis-Green were his parents. He was married to Julia M. Green.[1]
Green was deputy sheriff of Amite County when he was appointed as a member of governor Cliff Finch's multicultural advisory council in 1978.[3]
He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and served from 1980 until 2005.[4]
Green died July 25, 2014 at his home in Gloster, Mississippi.[1] He was preceded in death by a daughter Jamilia Kenyatta Green and David Leo Green Jr. and survived by a daughter Jelita A Green, brothers, his mother and grandchildren.[1] He was buried in the Purnell Family Cemetery in Garden City Franklin County, Mississippi.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "David Leo Green Obituary". Enterprise-Journal. 30 July 2014. pp. A003.
- ^ Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (June 11, 2009). Mississippi Black History Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-1-60473-390-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ "David L Green - Appointed". Enterprise-Journal. 27 April 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "David Green's Biography". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved 1 June 2025.