1843 he was attorney-general of Rhode Island, then for two years a member of the state senate, when he was elected as a Whig to the U. S. senate, serving from 1 Dec., 1845, till 3 March, 1851. Subsequently he served for a single term in each branch of the legislature, and finally retired in 1857.
GREENE, Nathaniel, editor, b. in Boscawen,
N. H., 20 May, 1797; d. in Boston, Mass., 29 Nov.,
1877. He was left early in life dependent upon his
own resources, and in 1809 became an apprentice
in the office of the “New Hampshire Patriot.”
Three years later he became editor of the “Concord
Gazette,” and in 1814 removed to Portsmouth,
where he had charge of the “New Hampshire
Gazette.” After this he settled in Haverhill, and
for two years managed the “Haverhill Gazette.”
In May, 1817, he founded and edited the “Essex
Patriot,” with which journal he remained
connected until 1821, when he was invited to Boston,
and there established the “Boston Statesman,”
which first appeared as a semi-weekly and then
became the foremost daily Democratic journal
of the state. He was postmaster of Boston in
1829-'40, and again in 1845-'9. From 1849 till
1861 he resided in Paris, and on his return settled
in Boston. He contributed more than two
hundred poems to various Boston journals, which
appeared over the pen-name of “Boscawen,” and he
published a translation of G. Sforzosi's “History
of Italy” (New York, 1856); “Tales from the
German” (Boston, 1837); “Tales from the German,
Italian, and French” (1843); and “Improvisations
and Translations” (1852). — His brother, Charles
Gordon, journalist, b. in Boscawen, N. H., 1 July,
1804; d. in Boston, Mass., 27 Sept., 1886, was sent
to the Bradford academy by Nathaniel, in whose
care he was placed on the death of his father in
1812. Subsequently he entered his brother's office
in Haverhill, and, following him to Boston, became
his assistant on the “Statesman.” In 1825 he
managed and for a time edited the “Free Press”
in Taunton, Mass., and after publishing the “Boston
Spectator” in 1826, removed in 1827 to
Philadelphia, where, with James A. Jones, he bought
the “National Palladium,” the first daily
newspaper in Pennsylvania, to advocate the candidacy of
Andrew Jackson. A year later he became connected
with the “United States Telegraph” in Washington,
and in 1820 he returned to Boston, succeeding
his brother as proprietor and editor of the “Boston
Statesman.” He founded, in November, 1831, the
“Boston Morning Post,” which he conducted until
he sold it in 1875. Mr. Greene was on several occasions
a Democratic candidate for office, at one time a
member of the state legislature, and naval officer of
the port of Boston for two terms, having been
appointed in 1853 by Franklin Pierce, and reappointed
by James Buchanan in 1857. — Nathaniel's son,
William Batchelder, author, b. in Haverhill,
Mass., 4 April, 1819; d. in Weston-Super-Mare,
England, 30 May, 1878, was appointed to the
U. S. military academy from Massachusetts in
1835, but left before graduation. He was made 2d
lieutenant in the 7th infantry in July, 1839, and,
after serving through the Florida war, resigned in
November, 1841. Subsequently he was connected
with the Brook Farm movement, after which he
studied theology, and was graduated at the
Harvard divinity-school in 1845. He then became a
Unitarian clergyman, and for several years was
settled in Brookfield, Mass. Later he went to
Europe, but returned in 1861. Although a Democrat,
he was a strong abolitionist, and at the
beginning of the civil war became colonel of the
14th Massachusetts infantry, afterward the 1st
Massachusetts heavy artillery. In 1862, while
stationed with his regiment in Fairfax, Va., he
was recalled and assigned by Gen. McClellan to
the command of an artillery brigade in Gen.
Whipple's division. He resigned his commission
in October, 1862, and returned to Boston. Mr.
Greene was a member of the Massachusetts
constitutional convention in 1853, was active in all
reform movements, and was specially zealous for
perfect freedom of speech. He was a fine mathematician,
and was versed in Hebrew literature and in
Hebrew and Egyptian antiquities. He published
numerous pamphlets, including “Sovereignty of
the People” (Boston, 1863); “Explanations of the
Theory of the Calculus” (1870); “Transcendentalism”
(1870); and “The Facts of Consciousness
and the Philosophy of Mr. Herbert Spencer”
(1871); and in book-form, “Remarks on the Science
of History, followed by an a priori Autobiography”
(1849); “Theory of the Calculus” (1870);
and “Socialistic, Communistic, Mutualistic, and
Financial Fragments” (1875).
GREENE, Samuel Stillman, educator, b. in
Belchertown. Mass., 3 May, 1810: d. in Providence,
R. I., 24 Jan., 1883. He was graduated at Brown,
with the valedictory, in 1837. After teaching in
the Baptist academy at Worcester, Mass., and in
the English and grammar high-schools of Boston,
he was the first superintendent of public schools
in Springfield, Mass., and the first agent of the
Massachusetts board of education. He was also
superintendent of public schools in Providence,
R. I. In 1851 he was called to the professorship
of didactics in Brown, and held this place until
1855, when he was appointed professor of mathe-
matics and civil engineering. He remained in this
chair until his death. He was, at various times,
president of the Rhode Island institute of instruc-
tion, of the American institute of instruction, and
of the National teachers' association. He was ac-
tive in the affairs of the Baptist denomination in
Rhode Island. Prof. Greene was the author of
"Analysis of the English Language " (1848) ; " First
Lessons in Grammar"; "Elements of English
Grammar" (1852); "English Grammar" (1867);
and " Introduction to English Grammar " (1868). —
His nephew, Charles Warren, physician, b. in
Belchertown, Mass., 17 Aug., 1840. He was gradu-
ated at Brown in 1863, and subsequently studied
medicine at Harvard, Berkshire medical college,
and at Dartmouth, where he was graduated in 1867.
In July, 1862, he entered the army, and served for
three years, attaining the rank of captain. After
his graduation in medicine he practised in Massa-
chusetts until 1872, and since has devoted himself
to literary pursuits. He has been a large contribu-
tor to various cyclopaedias, chiefly in the domain of
natural science. Dr. Greene has held the office of
principal editor of recent editions of Lippincott's
"Gazetteer" (1879); Worcester's "New School Dic-
tionary " (1883) ; Thomas's " Biographical Diction-
ary " (1886) ; and other dictionaries, still (1887) un-
published. In addition to the foregoing he wrote
" Animals : their Homes and Habits " (Philadelphia,
1886). and " Birds ; their Homes and Habits " (1886).
GREENE, Theodore Phinney, naval officer, b. in Montreal. Canada, 1 Nov., 1809; d. in Jaffrey, N. H., 30 Aug., 1887. He was appointed midshipman from Vermont in November, 1826, and in 1837 became lieutenant. During
the Mexican war, from 1846 till 1848, he was on the " Congress," having command of the land forces in Mazatlan for six months, then on the "Cyane." of the home squadron, and in 1854-'6 at the Boston navy-yard. He was commissioned