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Greene, Charles Gordon – Greene, Joseph Chase

Greene, Charles Gordon

journalist, state legislator, was born July 1, 1804, in Boscawen, N. H. He founded, in 1831, the Boston Morning Post, which he conducted until he sold it in 1875. He was at one time a member of the state legislature; and naval officer of the port of Boston for two terms. He died Sept. 27, 1886, in Boston, Mass.

Greene, Charles Warren

physician, author, was born Aug. 17, 1840, in Belchertown, Mass. He is a Massachusetts physician, and the author of Animals, their Homes and Habits; and Birds, their Homes and Habits.

Greene, Christopher

soldier, state legislator, was born May 12, 1737, in Warwick, R. I. He served in the Rhode Island legislature in 1772-74, and was chosen a lieutenant in the Kentish Guards in 1774. In 1775 he was appointed by the legislature a major in the army of observation. He died May 13, 1781, in Westchester county, N. Y.

Greene, Clara M

artist, poet, was born in Buckfield, Maine. She has attained success as a portrait painter. In 1889 she published a volume of poems entitled Magdalen and Other Poems.

Greene, Dascom

educator, was born June 15, 1825, in Richmond, N. Y.

In 1855 he was professor of mathematics and astronomy in the Rensselaer Polytechnic institute; and since 1864 has been its librarian. He is the author of a work entitled Spherical Practical Astronomy.

Greene, Edward Lee

educator, author, was born in 1843, in Rhode Island. He is a professor of botany in the university of California, and the author of Illustrations of West American Oaks; and Flora Franciscanæ.

Greene, Francis Vinton

soldier, author, was born June 27, 1850, in Providence, R. I. He was a captain in the United States army who resigned in 1886.

He is the author of The Russian Army and Its Campaigns in Turkey in 1877-78; Sketches of Army Life in Texas; The Mississippi, a military work; and Life of General Greene.

Greene, George Sears

soldier, civil engineer, was born May 6, 1801, in Warwick, R. I. In 1836 he became a civil engineer, building many railroads in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, and Virginia. He designed and built the reservoir in Central Park, of New York city. He served with distinction through the civil war, and in 1865 was brevetted majorgeneral of volunteers.

Greene, George Sears

civil engineer, surveyor, was born Nov. 26, 1837, in Lexington, Ky. In 1875 he was appointed engineer in chief of the department of docks, New York city, in which capacity he designed and executed river walls, wharves and piers in difficult situations.

Greene, Jacob W

surgeon, poet, was born Jan. 18, 1839, in Harrison county, Ind. Since 1861 he has followed the profession of a dental surgeon, and is now located in Chillicothe, Mo. He has written quite extensively for the periodical press; and is the author of a work entitled Philosophies of Betsy Spoon. a

Greene, James L

educator, was born May 18, 1869, in Duquoin, Ill. He is descendant of General Nathaniel Greene. After graduating from the Kansas normal college of Fort Scott he entered educational work. He was also engaged in mercantile work, and the real estate business at Danville, Ill.; and for the past three years has been in the medical department of the United States army.

Greene, Joseph Chase

physician, was born July 31, 1829, in Lincoln, Vt. In 1888 he left Buffalo for a tour of the world, and during his travels he collected a museum of more than three hundred originals and copies, illustrating the political, religious and social history of ancient Egypt, Syria and other oriental countries.