Biography
He was the son of Samuel Howard Green and Flora Isabel Goodwin.
He married Marion Jean Mounce in Vancouver on 07/08/1923.
They had two children: Lewis Howard Green and John Willson Green.
He married secondly on 29/03/1956 Donna Enid Kerr.
He was called to the BC Bar in 1922 and worked as a barrister in the firm Collins Green Eades & Collins of Vancouver.
He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the general elections of 1935, 1940, 1945 for Vancouver South.
He was elected as Member of Parliament in 1949,1953 and 1957 for Vancouver Quadra.
He was appointed as the Minister of Public Works in 1957. Later he was appointed as the Minister of Defence Production and Secretary of State for External Affairs.
Military Service
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (54th Kootenay Battalion) 1914-18 and on the staff of the 2nd Canadian Division.
References
- Davies, David T. (1996)
- (2001) www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/House
