Gordon C. Greene

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Captain Gordon Christopher Greene (September 8, 1862 - January 20, 1927), was the owner of the Greene Line of river steamboats. [1]

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Biography

He was born on September 8, 1862, in Newport, Ohio. In 1890 he started the Greene Line of river steamboats with Henry K. Bedford. He married Mary Catherine Becker in 1890 and had three sons, Christopher Becker Greene, Henry Wilkins Greene, and Thomas Rea Greene. [2] The Gordon C. Greene ship was built in 1923. [3]

He died on January 20, 1927, in Hyde Park, Cincinnati in Ohio. [1] He was buried in Newport Cemetery in Ohio. After his death, his widow Mary served as company head and became one of the only women pilots on the river. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Captain Gordon C. Greene. Owner of Line of River Steamboats Dies at Cincinnati". New York Times . January 21, 1927. Retrieved 2011-02-25. Captain Gordon C. Greene, owner of the Greene line of river steamboats, died at his home here today. Like the skipper of the Mary Gloster , celebrated by ...
  2. ↑ "Marker #10-84 Captain Gordon C. Greene / Captain Mary Becker Greene". Remarkable Ohio. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Greene Line Steamboats". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  4. ↑ Kenton County Public Library (Aug 1, 2003). "Images of America: Covington, Kentucky". Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
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