GREEN, JAMES (1836-1905) was born in Middlesex, the son of a mechanic and would have followed the same trade as his father had he not decided to come to New Zealand. Arriving at Port Chalmers (1856) he went to Tokomairiro as an agricultural labourer and later took government contracts and worked on the diggings and as a carrier. In 1861 he settled at Blueskin and became a member of the general road board. In 1867 he was elected to the Provincial Council for North Harbour and he continued a member until the abolition (North Harbour 1867-70; Blueskin 1871-75). He was in the executive most of the year 1875. In 1876 he was elected to the Waikouaiti county council (of which he was chairman 1877-93). In 1878 he was elected to Parliament, in which he represented Port Chalmers (1878-79) and Waikouaiti (1882-84 and 1893-96). Commencing in 1868 he had a long experience of local body service, including the Otago education board (1878-96; three times chairman); school commissioners, waste lands board, hospital board, charitable aid board, benevolent trustees, hospital trustees and land board.

Otago Daily Times, 21 Aug 1905.

Reference: Volume 1, page 177

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