Green, Theodore (Francis) (1867-1966)

US politician. A lawyer by training, he went on to work in the financial sector (1912-27). A Democrat, his initial bids to become governor and a US representative failed, but he eventually became governor of Rhode Island (1933-37). He went on to a long career in the US Senate (1937-61) and made his major mark with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1938-59), serving as chairman for the last three years of his tenure (1957-59). When he retired, he was the oldest man ever to have served in the US Senate. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island.