Education
John Greenwood was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge.
John Greenwood was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge.
He made two first-class appearances for the university cricket team between 1820 and 1821, scoring just two runs in three innings, including two ducks. Gaining a Bachelor as 13th Wrangler in 1822, he became a Fellow of Jesus and was called to the Bar from Lincoln"s Inn in 1828. He later entered the Middle Temple, where he became a Bencher.
He was Assistant Solicitor to the Treasury from 1851 to 1866, and Solicitor to the Treasury from 1866 until his death.
Greenwood"s sons, Granville and Charles both played first-class cricket.