Biography

07/26/1925 - 12/28/2004

GREEN, Richard Joseph, Jr., a Representative from Cambria County; born, July 26, 1925 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.; graduated, Southmont High School, 1943; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1949; LL.B., University of Pittsburgh, 1952; sergeant, Infantry, 26th Division, United States Army (1943-1946, World War II; Purple Heart recipient); attorney; chairman, Cambria County Young Republicans (6 years); unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1960); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1962; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1964); elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1965-1968); died, December 28, 2004 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania; interred, Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.