Albert Gorton Greene was born 10 February 1802 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island to John Holden Greene (1777-1850) and Elizabeth Beverly (1780-1856) and died 3 January 1868 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio of unspecified causes. He married Mary Ann Clifford (1796-1865) 8 November 1824 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.
Biography
Albert Gorton Greene (February 10, 1802, Providence, Rhode Island – January 3, 1868, Cleveland, Ohio) was an American judge, historian and poet.
Graduating from Brown University in 1820, Greene was admitted to the bar of Rhode Island in 1823. In 1824 he married Mary Ann Clifford of Providence. In 1832 he was elected clerk of the City Council and clerk of the Municipal Court. He was Judge of the Municipal Court from 1858 to 1867, when he retired from ill-health to live with his daughter in Cleveland, Ohio. He is said to have drafted Rhode Island's original school bill.
In 1833 he published a quarterly, the Providence Literary Journal, but discontinued it after a year. He helped to found the Providence Athenaeum and the Rhode Island Historical Society, of which he was president from 1854 until his death. His library of 20,000 volumes included a collection of American poetry which eventually passed to Brown University, where it is known as the Harris Collection.
He wrote several popular poems, including the humorous poem "Old Grimes", "The Militia Muster", 'Adelheid", "The Baron's Last Banquet", and "Canonchet".
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Clifford Greene (1825-1857) | |||
| Arazelia Gray Greene (1828-1899) | 26 February 1828 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | 13 March 1899 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island | Charles Potter (1824-1857) Charles Collins Van Zandt (1830-1894) |
| Mary Clifford Greene (1834-1895) | |||
| Sarah Margaret Fuller Greene (1839-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Albert Gorton Greene (1802-1868) | 10 February 1802 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | 3 January 1868 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | Mary Ann Clifford (1796-1865) |
| John S Greene (1804-) | |||
| Mary Anna Greene (1806-1869) | |||
| Thomas Rice Greene (1809-1850) | |||
References
- Albert G Greene - Wikipedia