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Graydon, Alexander – Green, Charles Henry

Graydon, Alexander

author, was born April 10, 1752, in Bristol, Pa. He was a citizen of Harrisburg who published Memoirs of a Life Passed Chiefly in Pennsylvania within the last Sixty Years, a lively, entertaining autobiography. He died May 2, 1818, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Graydon, William

lawyer, author, was born Sept. 4, 1759, near Bristol, Pa.

He was a lawyer of Harrisburg, and the author of Digest of the Laws of the United States; Justice and Constable's Assistant; and Forms of Conveyancing. He died Oct. 13, 1840, in Harrisburg, Pa.

Grayson, William

state legislator, governor, was born in 1786 in Maryland.

He was a planter; served in both branches of the state legislature, and took an active part in the successful struggle to obtain a new state constitution in 1838. He was governor of Maryland from 1838 to 1841.

He died July 9, 1868, in Queen Anne county, Md. !

Greatsinger, Jacob L

railroad president, was born July 1, 1859, in Elmira, N. Y. Since 1892 he has been president of the Duluth and Iron Range railroad. as a

Green, Ashbel

clergyman, college president, author, was born July 6, 1762, in Hanover, N. J. He was a presbyterian clergyman, president of Princeton college in 1812-22. He is the author of Sermons from 1790 to 1836; Sermons on the Assembly's Catechism; and History of Presbyterian Missions. He died May 19, 1848, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Green, Bartholomew

printer, journalist, was born Oct. 12, 1666, in Cảmbridge, Mass. In 1704 he issued the first number of the Boston News Letter, which for fifteen years was the only newspaper in the colonies. For about forty years he was printer for the government, and the foremost publisher in Boston. He died Dec. 28, 1732, in Boston, Mass.

Green, Beriah

reformer, author, was born in 1794 in New York state. He was a reformer and anti-slavery leader of Ohio and New York. He is the author of History of the Quakers; and Sermons and Discourses. He died May 4, 1874, in Whitestown, N. Y.

Green, Byram

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in New York. He served five years in the assembly of that state; was a representative in congress from 1843 to 1845; and was subsequently judge of a county court. He died Oct. 18, 1865, in Sodus, N. Y.

Green, Caleb Smith

lawyer, jurist, banker, was born Feb. 18, 1819, in Lawrenceville, N. J. He gained a large and profitable practice, and was elected in 1873 a judge of the court of errors and appeals, serving for eleven years. He died Feb. 19, 1891, in Trenton, N. J.

Green, Charles

naval officer, was born in 1814 in Connecticut. He entered the United States navy in 1826, became past midshipman in 1832, lieutenant in 1837, commander in 1855, captain in 1862, and commodore in 1867. He died April 7, 1887, in Providence, R. I.

Green, Charles Gordon

journalist, was born July 1, 1804, in Boscawen, N. H. He was editor of the Free Press of Taunton, Mass.; the National Palladium of Philadelphia in 1827; The Boston Statesman in 1829, and was the founder and editor of the Boston Morning Post.

He died Sept. 27, 1886, in Boston, Mass.

Green, Charles Henry

inventor, business man, was born Oct. 21, 1837, in Dayton, Ohio. His hektograph is said to be the best invention ever used for reproducing writings and facsimile copies.

In 1889 he was elected president of the Washington City and Point Lookout Railway company.