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John Patterson Green

1845–1940

United States

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John Patterson Green (April 2, 1845 – September 1, 1940) was an African-American attorney, politician, public servant, and writer. He was among the first African Americans to hold public office in Cleveland, Ohio. A Republican, he was elected as a Justice of the Peace in 1873.

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