# Ashbel Green

> Ashbel Green was an American Presbyterian minister, academic and the third Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives under President George Washington. In 1812 he was elected eighth president of the College of New Jersey. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society. and the American Antiquarian Society. Green and his wife barely survived the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic which claimed the lives of thousands. In his latter years Green was active in journalism, writing about the events and controversies within the Presbyterian Church in the early to mid 1800s. Green owned three house slaves whom he educated and converted to Christianity. In his latter years Green was the editor of The Christian Advocate, a Presbyterian monthly journal that highlighted religious issues and various social and theological controversies within the church.

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1762-07-06
- **Died:** 1848-05-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ashbel Green was an American Presbyterian minister, academic and the third Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives under President George Washington. In 1812 he was elected eighth president of the College of New Jersey. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society. and the American Antiquarian Society. Green and his wife barely survived the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic which claimed the lives of thousands. In his latter years Green was active in journalism, writing about the events and controversies within the Presbyterian Church in the early to mid 1800s. Green owned three house slaves whom he educated and converted to Christianity. In his latter years Green was the editor of The Christian Advocate, a Presbyterian monthly journal that highlighted religious issues and various social and theological controversies within the church.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.6
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Sources
- [Ashbel Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashbel_Green)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4804609)

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