1841 - 1924 (83 years)
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Name |
William Stedman Greene |
Born |
28 Apr 1841 |
Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL |
Gender |
Male |
Alt. Birth |
28 Apr 1841 |
____, ____, OH |
Occupation |
1860 |
Clerk in Insurance office |
Occupation |
1880 |
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts |
1880 Census |
1880 |
- Fall River, Bristol Co., MA
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Occupation |
1900 |
Congressman from Massachusetts |
Residence |
1900 |
510 High Street - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA |
1900 Census |
8 Jun 1900 |
- Ward 8 - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, ED 157, sheet 5B
|
Occupation |
1920 |
Representative |
Residence |
1920 |
572 High Street - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA |
1920 Census |
10 Jan 1920 |
- Ward 8 - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, ED 88, sheet 6A-6B
|
Died |
22 Sep 1924 |
Fall River, Bristol Co., MA |
Buried |
Aft 22 Sep 1924 |
Oak Grove Cemetery - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA |
Notes |
- William Stedman Greene's parents moved from Illinois to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1844 when he was three years old. He served as mayor of Fall River and was a member of the U. S. Congress, 1898-1924.
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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, p. 1235
GREENE, William Stedman, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Tremont, Tazewell County, Ill., April 28, 1841; moved with his parents to Fall River, Mass., in 1844; attended the public schools; engaged in the real-estate and insurance business; member of the common council 1876-1879, and served as president of that body 1877-1879; mayor of Fall River in 1880; reelected mayor in 1881, but resigned the same year; alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1880; appointed postmaster of Fall River on March 22, 1881, and served until March 30, 1885; again served as mayor 1886 and 1895-1897; declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1898; general superintendent of State prisons 1888-1893; appointed postmaster of Fall River and served from March 9, to July 1, 1898, when he resigned; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Simpkins; reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses and served from May 31, 1898, until his death at Fall River, Mass., September 22, 1924; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volume IV
GREENE, William Stedman, representative, was born in Tremont, Tazewell county, Ill., April 28, 1841; son of Chester Washington and Abby Stone (Stedman) Greene; grandson of William Fones and Abby (Sheldon) Greene and of Judge Bial and Mary Prescott (Miles) Steelman, great-grandson of Job, great, great-grandson of Job, great, great, great-grandson of James, great, great, great, great-grandson of James, and great, great, great, great, great-grandson of John Greene, who came from Southampton, England, with his wife and family, arrived at Boston, Mass., June 3, 1635, and from religious persecution was forced to leave the colony, settling in Warwick, R.I. William removed with his parents to Fall River, Mass., in 1844, and was educated in the public schools of that city. He was a clerk in an insurance office, 1858-65, and began business as auctioneer, real estate and insurance agent in 1866. He was married in 1866 to Mary E. White of Fall River. He was a member of the common council, 1876-79, and president of that body, 1877-79. He was mayor of Fall River in 1880; and was re elected in 1881, but resigned the same year having been appointed postmaster by President Garfield. He was again mayor in 1886; was defeated for that office in 1887 and 1888, and was general superintendent of prisons for the state of Massachusetts, 1888, when he was removed by the Democratic governor. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Fall River in 1894, but was elected in 1895, 1896, and 1897, and declined re-nomination in 1898. In his inaugural address as mayor in January, 1895, he recommended the erection of a public library building, and as chairman of the committee on public instruction and of the hoard of trustees of the public library he was largely instrumental in carrying through the project. He laid the cornerstone in September, 1896, and the building was completed in 1898. He was appointed postmaster of Fall River in 1898, but resigned the office upon being elected a Republican representative in the 55th congress, May 31, 1898, to fill the unexpired term of John Simpkins, and he was re-elected to the 56th, 57th, and 58th congresses, 1898-1905.
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Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William S. GREENE Self M Male W 39 OHIO Mayor R I ILL
Mary GREENE Wife M Female W 37 RI Keeping House MASS RI
Mabel GREENE Dau S Female W 14 MASS At School OH RI
Chester W. GREENE Son S Male W 12 MASS At Home OHIO RI
Foster GREENE Son S Male W 2 MASS OHIO R I
William BEVERLY BroL M Male W 35 R I Real Estate Agt R I
R I
Nellie F. BEVERLY SisterL M Female W 35 R I At Home MASS R I
William G. BEVERLY Nephew S Male W 7 R I R I R I
Edward BURR BroL M Male W 35 R I At Home R I R I
Ori BURR Wife M Female W 30 R I At Home MASS R I
Elizabeth WHITE MotherL W Female W 65 R I At Home R I R I
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Source Information:
Census Place Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
NA Film Number T9-0524
Page Number 158D
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Person ID |
I16719 |
Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World |
Last Modified |
7 Jan 2006 |
Father |
Chester Washington Greene, b. Abt 1812, ____, ____, RI , d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 87 years) |
Mother |
Abby Stone Stedman, b. Abt 1821, ____, ____, OH , d. Unknown |
Married |
Bef 1841 |
Family ID |
F6684 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Elizabeth White, b. Abt Nov 1842, ____, ____, RI , d. Between 1920 and 1930 (Age ~ 77 years) |
Married |
8 Mar 1865 |
Children |
| 1. Mabel Lawton Greene, b. 12 Mar 1866, ____, ____, RI , d. Unknown |
| 2. Chester Washington Greene, b. 26 Oct 1867, ____, ____, MA , d. Unknown |
| 3. Foster Regnier Greene, b. 31 Oct 1877, ____, ____, MA , d. Unknown |
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Last Modified |
7 Jan 2006 |
Family ID |
F6685 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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