Jimmy Green | |
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![]() Green circa 1971 | |
28th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
In office January 8, 1977 – January 5, 1985 | |
Governor | James B. Hunt, Jr. |
Preceded by | James B. Hunt, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Robert B. Jordan, III |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1961–1976 | |
136th Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1975–1976 | |
Preceded by | James E. Ramsey |
Succeeded by | Carl J. Stewart, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | James Collins Green February 24, 1921 Halifax County, Virginia |
Died | February 4, 2000 Elizabethtown, North Carolina | (aged 78)
Resting place | Clarkton Cemetery, Clarkton, North Carolina |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
James Collins "Jimmy" Green (February 24, 1921 – February 4, 2000)[1] was an American politician who served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1976) and as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985).