[5] In 1895, Green earned a varsity letter as a member of the Michigan State Normal football team.

He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan in 1912, where U.S. President William Howard Taft was renominated.

On May 18, 1927, the afternoon of the Bath School disaster, Green assisted in the relief work, carting bricks away from the scene.

[10] During his administration, Green expanded a fish planting program and took part in the acquisition of seven state parks.

He initiated a comprehensive budget system, authorized a new code of criminal practices, secured appropriations for a state hospital building program, and improved workmen's compensation.

The bands paraded to the flag pole where the national ensign was raised and the vast throng stood bareheaded during the playing of the 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'The Yellow and Blue.

In 1932, Green served as a delegate to the RNC which nominated Herbert Hoover for re-election, who was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1936, he again served as a delegate to the RNC which nominated Alf Landon for president, who was also unsuccessful at unseating Roosevelt.

His accumulated papers, two linear feet and five volumes, are at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.