| Authorised form of name | Green; Sir; William (1725 - 1811) |
| Dates | 1725 - 1811 |
| Place of birth | St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England |
| Date of birth | 04 April 1725 |
| Place of death | Bifrons, near Canterbury, Kent |
| Date of death | 10 January 1811 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Plumstead, Kent |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Career:
Joined the British Army; Cadet gunner (1737); Practical Engineer (1743); served in Flanders and Brittany (1745-1748); Chief Engineer, Newfoundland; served in Gibraltar (1761-1783); Major General (1781); Lieutenant General (1793); General (1798); retired (1803)
Honours:
Bt 1786
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 29/04/1790 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA5029 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| RSL/3/32 | Letter from Sir William Green, London, to Sir Joseph Banks | 1 May 1792 |
| MS/391/227 | Bond of Sir William Green to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 3 June 1790 |
| EC/1790/01 | Green, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/6/174 | Letters, 'Effects of lightning on a bullock' from James Lambert and William Green to William Henly | 10 October 1775 |