George Gill Green
George Gill Green (November 11, 1842 – February 26, 1925) was a United States patent medicine entrepreneur and a Union military officer during the American Civil War.
Early life[edit | edit source]
George Gill Green was born in Clarksboro, New Jersey, the son of Dr. Thomas Green, a physician and inventor of a popular worm syrup. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1863.
Military service[edit | edit source]
During the American Civil War, Green served as a surgeon in the Union Army's 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of major for his service.
Business career[edit | edit source]
After the war, Green took over his father's patent medicine business and introduced August Flower and Boschee's German Syrup, which became popular in the United States and abroad. He also founded the Green's August Flower and German Syrup Building in Woodbury, New Jersey.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Green was a philanthropist and donated to various causes, including the construction of the Woodbury Public Library. He also built the Green Opera House in Woodbury.
Death[edit | edit source]
Green died on February 26, 1925, in Woodbury, New Jersey.
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of people from New Jersey
- List of University of Pennsylvania people
- List of American Civil War officers
References[edit | edit source]
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