On November 2 , 1926 , Green was elected Governor of Michigan . He was re-elected to a second two-year term in 1928 . On May 18 , 1927 , the afternoon of the Bath School disaster , Green assisted in the relief work , carting bricks away from the scene . In 1928 , he served as a delegate to the RNC which nominated Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover for president . Howard C. Lawrence was Green 's secretary and business partner . 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
Bath School disaster
Bath School disaster
Fred W. Green