Background
Greenwood was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, to Alvni M. and Helen R. Greenwood, on December 22, 1872.
Greenwood was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, to Alvni M. and Helen R. Greenwood, on December 22, 1872.
Harvard University.
He was the father of former Fitchburg Mayor Robert East. President of the Massachusetts State Senate Greenwood was President of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1912 and 1913. = 1913 Election Publisher Greenwood was the Publisher and President of The Gardner News of Gardner, Massachusetts. Furniture Manufacturer In 1912 Greenwood was one of the Directors of Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, manufacturers of Rattan & Reed Furniture in Gardner.
By 1921 Greenwood was one of the owners By 1926 he was the President of the Heywood-Wakefield Company.
Directorships Greenwood was also a corporate director of several banks. The First National Bank of Boston, The First National Bank of Gardner, and street railways.
The Paducah Light and Traction Company, The Galveston-Houston Electric Company, and the Columbus Electric Company.
In 1913 election Greenwood had initially decided not to run for reelection the Senate but instead to run for Lieutenant Governor, however Greenwood decided to run for reelection to the Senate, however because of his opposition to giving women the right to vote he was a focus of opposition by the suffragist movement, the suffragists threw their support to Edward Sibley, Greenwood"s opponent, and with the suffragists help Sibley won.
