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William Stedman Greene

William Stedman Greene

Male 1841 - 1924  (83 years)

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  • Name William Stedman Greene 
    Born 28 Apr 1841  Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth 28 Apr 1841  ____, ____, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860 
    Clerk in Insurance office 
    Occupation 1880 
    Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts 
    1880 Census 1880 
    • Fall River, Bristol Co., MA
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 22 Sep 1924  Oak Grove Cemetery - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Person ID I16719  Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2006 

    Father Chester Washington Greene,   b. Abt 1812, ____, ____, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Mother Abby Stone Stedman,   b. Abt 1821, ____, ____, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Married Bef 1841 
    Family ID F6684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth White,   b. Abt Nov 1842, ____, ____, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1920 and 1930  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1865 
    Children 
     1. Mabel Lawton Greene,   b. 12 Mar 1866, ____, ____, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     2. Chester Washington Greene,   b. 26 Oct 1867, ____, ____, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Foster Regnier Greene,   b. 31 Oct 1877, ____, ____, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2006 
    Family ID F6685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1841 - Tremont, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Birth - 28 Apr 1841 - ____, ____, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Sep 1924 - Fall River, Bristol Co., MA Link to Google Earth
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