William Raymond Green Jr. (September 7, 1889 – May 23, 1966) was a judge of the

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(later the

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) from 1925 to 1929. Born in

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,"W. R. Green, Retired Lawyer, Dies", ''The Wilmington News Journal'' (May 23, 1966), p. 28. Green was the son of

William R. Green William Raymond Green (November 7, 1856 – June 11, 1947) was a United States representative from Iowa, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and later was a judge of the Court of Claims. His son, William R. Green Jr., served on the ...

, who served in the United States Congress and later as a judge of the Court of Federal Claims."Tax Appeal Board Is Placed In Peril By Senate Delay", ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' (June 6, 1926), p. 4. Green received a law degree from

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in Idaho in 1911, and practiced law in that state for a time. He served as an officer in the

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during

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, and prior to his appointment to the board of tax appeals in 1925, served in the office of the Treasury Solicitor."Thirteen Members of Board of Tax Appeals Reappointed", ''National Income Tax Magazine'' (June 1926), vol. 4, no. 6, p. 206-210. Green resigned from the board of tax appeals to accept the position of general counsel for the

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. He was succeeded on the board of tax appeals by

Annabel Matthews Annabel Matthews (December 31, 1883 – March 24, 1960) was the first woman to serve as a judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals, having been appointed to that office by President Herbert Hoover in 1930. Early life, and education, and ca ...

, the first woman appointed to that body. By mid-1933, Green had formed a new law firm in New York with Hugh Satterlee, another former attorney from the Bureau of Internal Revenue."Four Attorneys Resign From Federal Service", ''Washington Evening Star'' (June 26, 1933), p. 17. Green remained in practice with that firm until his retirement in the early 1950s, and moved to Delaware around 1966. Green married Georgia Lloyd, with whom he had a daughter. Green died at a Delaware hospital following a brief illness, at the age of 77.

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1888 births 1966 deaths Members of the United States Board of Tax Appeals United States Article I federal judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge Creighton University alumni People from Audubon, Iowa {{US-judge-stub