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John Patterson Green

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John Patterson Green

Birth
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1 Sep 1940 (aged 95)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section 7 Lot 74
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The "Father of Labor Day". The first African-American elected to office in Cleveland when elected Republican Justice of the Peace in 1872. He was elected to the Ohio Legislature in 1890, there introducing the bill that established Labor Day as a state holiday. The US Congress made it a National holiday in 1894. In 1892 Green was elected to the Ohio Senate, that body's first African-American member.
The "Father of Labor Day". The first African-American elected to office in Cleveland when elected Republican Justice of the Peace in 1872. He was elected to the Ohio Legislature in 1890, there introducing the bill that established Labor Day as a state holiday. The US Congress made it a National holiday in 1894. In 1892 Green was elected to the Ohio Senate, that body's first African-American member.

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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: May 21, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22446/john_patterson-green: accessed ), memorial page for John Patterson Green (2 Apr 1845–1 Sep 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22446, citing Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).