He served his people as Congressman for close to 20 years. until 1944. when he resigned to join the U.S. Navy in which he served as a lieutenant commander. During his long service in Congress. he was second ranking member of the House Rivers and Harbors Committee. and was a member of the Flood Control Committee. the Immigration and Naturalization Committee. and the Committee on Territories. where he served for 10 years as chairman. He held the post of assistant Democratic whip for many years. Lex Green rose right up through the ranks of service to the State. beginning as a messenger. then assistant chief clerk. and finally chief clerk in the Florida House of Representatives.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration