Thomas Marston Green Jr. (February 26, 1758 – February 7, 1813) was a Mississippi Territorial politician, planter, and delegate to the

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during the

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representing the

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Early life

Thomas was born to Thomas Marston Green Sr., a future

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in the

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, and Martha Wills. He was born in

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, on February 26, 1758. In 1782 he moved with his family to

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. He later moved to

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, where he would build the Springfield Plantation, and where he would live until his death. The Green family were good friends with

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and

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. Thomas's brother Abraham married Elizabeth Caffery, who was Donelson's niece. In August 1791, Andrew Jackson and Rachel were married at the Green family's Springfield Plantation. The ceremony was performed by Thomas Green Sr., while Thomas Jr. served as a witness. Andrew and Rachel would later find out that Rachel's divorce had not been finalized at the time of the wedding.

Political life

In 1800, Green was a member of the Mississippi Territory's first

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. it was also here where he started making political connections. He also in that time rose to the rank of

in the militia. When Narsworthy Hunter died on March 11, 1802, Green was elected to take his place. On December 6 of that year Thomas was in Washington D.C. to take his place as the

's delegate to the

. On March 3, 1803, the

ended, and after 2 months and 25 days in Congress, Thomas decided not to run for reelection, preferring to retire to the comfort of his Mississippi plantation. After about ten years of retirement, Green died on February 7, 1813, and was buried at the Green Family Cemetery on his plantation.

Family

Thomas married Martha Kirkland on January 15, 1780, with whom he had ten children: *Joseph Kirkland Green (1780-?), who married Mildred Meriweather Cabell, the daughter of Congressman

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*Elizabeth Green (1783–1862), who married John Alexander Davidson, son of General

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*Martha Wills Green (1783–1808), who married John Hopkins, first cousin of Congressman and Major General Samuel Hopkins *Mary Green (1787–1815), who married Charles Burr Howell, son of Governor

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*Jane Green (1789–1849), who married Archaelaus Kirkland, a distant cousin and a descendant of Richard Snowden Kirkland *Laminda Green (1791–1819), who married Congressman

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*Rebecca Green (1793-?), who married Dr. Thomas McCoy *William Marston Green (1796–1829), who married Laura Prince McCaleb *Filmer Wills Green (1798–1845), who married Emily Hillman McCaleb *Augusta Green (1801-abt. 1825), who married Jacob Renson Holmes. When Augusta died Jacob married Augusta's niece Martha Howell, a granddaughter of Governor Richard Howell.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Thomas Marston Jr. 1758 births 1813 deaths Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi Territory Members of the Mississippi Territorial Legislature Mississippi Democratic-Republicans People from Fayette, Mississippi Politicians from Williamsburg, Virginia People from colonial Virginia 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives