Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ., 1834; graduated Yale, 1853;engaged in teaching and surveying several years;admitted to the Bar in Boston, 1859; practised law inNorth Brookfield, Mass., some years; served as anofficer in the Civil War fifteen months; connectedwith Editorial Department of the Worcester (Mass.)Daily Spy, 1868-91 ; Postmaster from the latter year tothe present time. JEREMIAH EVARTS GREENE, Lawyer andPostmaster at ^Vorcester, Massa
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ., 1834; graduated Yale, 1853;engaged in teaching and surveying several years;admitted to the Bar in Boston, 1859; practised law inNorth Brookfield, Mass., some years; served as anofficer in the Civil War fifteen months; connectedwith Editorial Department of the Worcester (Mass.)Daily Spy, 1868-91 ; Postmaster from the latter year tothe present time. JEREMIAH EVARTS GREENE, Lawyer andPostmaster at ^Vorcester, Massachusetts, wasborn in Boston, Massachusetts, November 27,1834, son of Rev. David and Mary (Evarts)Greene. His grandfather was Thomas Greene, acarpenter by trade, which he followed in Stoneham, Massachusetts, for many years in connection with in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, but at thefarming, and his father, the Rev. David Greene breaking-out of the Civil \Var his patriotic senti-(Yale 1821), who was born in that town, November ments superseded his business interests and in July15, 1797, became a Congregational minister and 1861 he accepted a commission as First Lieutenant. J. ENARTS GREENE 96 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS of Company F, Fifteenth Regiment, MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry. At the Battle of Balls Bluff,October 21, 1S61, he was taken prisoner, remainingas such until the following February, and during hisabsence was made Captain of his company. Hewas released on parole and after vainly striving toprocure an exchange he resigned his commissionand was honorably discharged from the service inOctober 1862. Returning to North Brookfield hepractised law in that town until 186S, in whichyear he removed to ^Vorcester, Massachusetts, andturning his attention to journalism he was connectededitorially with the Worcester Daily Spy for the nexttwenty-three years, or until 1S91, when he was ap-pointed Postmaster, which office he still his eight years occupancy of
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