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

Biography

He was born on September 8, 1862 in Newport, Ohio

Newport, Ohio

Newport is a census-designated place in eastern Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45768. Newport lies along the Ohio River several miles above the county seat of Marietta...

. 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

Christopher Becker Greene

Captain Christopher Becker Greene was the head of the Greene Line of steamboats after the death of his father.-Biography:...

, Henry Wilkins Greene, and Thomas Rea Greene

Thomas Rea Greene

Captain Thomas Rea Greene was president of the Greene Line of steamboats.-Biography:He was born on February 3, 1904 in Ohio to Mary Catherine Becker and Gordon Christopher Greene aboard his father's steamboat on the Ohio River. His brother was Christopher Becker Greene. He married Letha Opal...

. The Gordon C. Greene ship was built in 1923.

He died on January 20, 1927 in Hyde Park, Cincinnati in Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. He was buried in Newport Cemetery in Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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