Background
Greene, Richard Gleason was born on June 29, 1829 in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. Son of Richard William and Charlotte (Gleason) Greene.
Greene, Richard Gleason was born on June 29, 1829 in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. Son of Richard William and Charlotte (Gleason) Greene.
Educated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1835-1845, Yale, 1849, but left because of father’s death. Honorary Master of Arts, Yale, 1873. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1853.
Acting pastor Springfield, O., 1853-1854, Eastern Church, New York, 1854-1856. Ordained Congressional ministry, 1856. Pastor Adrian, Michigan, 1856-1857, East. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1858-1860, Brighton, Massachusetts, 1860-1862, Bedford Church, Brooklyn, 1862-1865, Valley Church, Orange, New Jersey, 1865-1866, North Church, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1866-1874, Trinity Church, East Orange, New Jersey, 1875-1889.
In editorial work, since 1890.
Elected by the legislature of Massachusetts (1874) to preach the 243d in the line of annual election sermons before the governor and legislature, title, “Christianity a National Law.” Editor: Library of Universal Knowledge (16 volumes). International Cyclopædia (16 volumes), 1st edit
Columbian Cyclopædia (including a dictionary), 32 volumes Address: New New York
Married Augusta Ostrander, October 1, 1856.