Albert C. Greene

For those of a similar name, see Bert Greene (disambiguation) and Albert Green (disambiguation).

Albert Collins Greene (April 15, 1792 – January 8, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island. He served as a United States senator and Attorney General of Rhode Island.

Albert Collins Greene
United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	John B. Francis
Succeeded by	Charles T. James
49th Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office 1825–1843
Governor	James Fenner Lemuel H. Arnold John B. Francis William Sprague III Samuel Ward King
Preceded by	Dutee J. Pearce
Succeeded by	Joseph M. Blake
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
In office 1815–1825
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
In office 1843–1844
Personal details
Born	(1792-04-15)April 15, 1792 East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	January 8, 1863(1863-01-08) (aged 70) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting place	Grace Church Cemetery
Citizenship	US
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Catherine Celia Greene Julia Bourne Greene
Relations	Nathanael Greene William Greene Richard Ward Greene
Children	William Albert Greene Mary Eliza Greene Ann Frances Greene Catharine Celia Greene Susan Eliza Greene
Parent(s)	Perry Greene Elizabeth (Belcher) Greene
Alma mater	Kent Academy Litchfield Law School Brown University
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Early life

Greene was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and graduated from Kent Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and completed his legal training at the Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut, from 1812 to 1813.^[1] He commenced the practice of law in East Greenwich.

Political career

He was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1815 to 1825, serving as speaker of the State House from 1821 to 1825.^[2] He was brigadier general, and then major general, of the Fourth Brigade of State Militia from 1816 to 1823.^[3] He served as attorney general of Rhode Island from 1825 to 1843.^[4] In 1827, he received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Brown University.^[5]

Greene was a member of the Rhode Island Senate from 1843 to 1844, and was elected as a Whig candidate to the U.S. Senate, serving from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1851; he was not a candidate for reelection, and was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1851 and 1852.^[5] In 1857, he was again a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.^[2]

He retired from public life, and died in Providence;^[4] interment was in Grace Church Cemetery.^[6]

Family life

Greene was the son of Perry Greene and Elizabeth (Belcher) Greene. On May 16, 1814, Greene married Catherine Celia Greene, daughter of Rhode Island Governor William Greene.^[6] He and Catherine had five children: William Albert Greene, Mary Eliza Greene, Ann Frances Greene, Catharine Celia Greene and Susan Eliza Greene. Their daughter Catherine married Richard Ward Greene, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.^[1] After his wife Catherine died, he married Julia Bourne on August 22, 1841.^[7]

Greene's uncle was Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.^[3]