Albert Collins Greene (April 15, 1792 – January 8, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island. He served as a United States senator and Attorney General of Rhode Island.
Albert Collins Greene | |
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| United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Francis |
| Succeeded by | Charles T. James |
| 49th Attorney General of Rhode Island | |
| In office 1825–1843 | |
| Governor | James Fenner Lemuel H. Arnold John B. Francis William Sprague III Samuel Ward King |
| Preceded by | Dutee J. Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. Blake |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office 1815–1825 | |
| Member of the Rhode Island Senate | |
| In office 1843–1844 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1792 East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| Died | January 8, 1863 (aged 70) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Grace Church Cemetery |
| Citizenship | US |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Celia Greene Julia Bourne Greene |
| Relations | Nathanael Greene William Greene Richard Ward Greene |
| Children | William Albert Greene Mary Eliza Greene Ann Frances Greene Catharine Celia Greene Susan Eliza Greene |
| Parent(s) | Perry Greene Elizabeth (Belcher) Greene |
| Alma mater | Kent Academy Litchfield Law School Brown University |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Early life
editGreene was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and graduated from Kent Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and completed his legal training at the Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut, from 1812 to 1813.[1] He commenced the practice of law in East Greenwich.
Political career
editHe was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1815 to 1825, serving as speaker of the State House from 1821 to 1825.[2] He was brigadier general, and then major general, of the Fourth Brigade of State Militia from 1816 to 1823.[3] He served as attorney general of Rhode Island from 1825 to 1843.[4] In 1827, he received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Brown University.[5]
Greene was a member of the Rhode Island Senate from 1843 to 1844, and was elected as a Whig candidate to the U.S. Senate, serving from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1851; he was not a candidate for reelection, and was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1851 and 1852.[5] In 1857, he was again a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[2]
He retired from public life, and died in Providence;[4] interment was in Grace Church Cemetery.[6]
Family life
editGreene was the son of Perry Greene and Elizabeth (Belcher) Greene. On May 16, 1814, Greene married Catherine Celia Greene, daughter of Rhode Island Governor William Greene.[6] He and Catherine had five children: William Albert Greene, Mary Eliza Greene, Ann Frances Greene, Catharine Celia Greene and Susan Eliza Greene. Their daughter Catherine married Richard Ward Greene, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.[1] After his wife Catherine died, he married Julia Bourne on August 22, 1841.[7]
Greene's uncle was Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Albert Collins Greene". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b Capace, Nancy (2001). The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 332. ISBN 9780403096107.
- ^ a b Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry (1863). Transactions of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry. Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry. p. 80.
- ^ a b Brown University and, Bates, Mrs. Louise Prosser (1914). Historical catalogue of Brown University, 1764-1914. The University.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Lanman, Charles (1876). Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: During Its First Century. From Original and Official Sources. J. Anglim. p. 173. ISBN 9780722283950.
- ^ a b "Guide to the Albert C. Greene Papers 1804-1863" (PDF). Rhode Island Historical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Albert Collins Greene". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Albert C. Greene (id: G000424)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- Portrait of Albert C. Greene
- Albert C. Greene at Find a Grave