Background
Greene, John Morton was born on March 12, 1830 in Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Linus and Esther (Hawley) Greene.
Greene, John Morton was born on March 12, 1830 in Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Linus and Esther (Hawley) Greene.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1853, A.M., 1856 (Doctor of Divinity, 1881). Taught in Canandaigua (New York) Academy, 1½ years. Studied Theological Seminary, Bango, Maine.
Tutor, Amherst, 1855-1857. Ordained Congressional ministry, 1857. Pastor Hatfield, Massachusetts, 1857-1868, S. Hadley, Massachusetts, 1868-1870, Eliot Church, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1870-1900, pastor emeritus, November 1, 1900.
Spent 6 works in Union Army at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in service United States Christian Commission, caring for sick and wounded soldiers. “Father” of Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, Vice-President trustees, since 1899. President American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1885-1889.
Trustee and secretary board of trustees, Mount Holyoke Seminary (now College), 1866-1875. One of overseers Charity Fund, Amherst College, since 1860. President trustees, Rogers Hall School, since 1892.
Member Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa Socs.
Married Louisa Dickinson, of N. Amherst, Massachusetts, September 30, 1857 (died March 29, 1881).