GREENE, William, jr [1731-1809] -- American jurist and Revolutionary statesman, Governor
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Governor (RI, 1778-1786)
He was the great Revolutionary War governor of Rhode Island,
and chief justice of the colony.
His father had been governor 20 years previously.
1776 | First associate justice of the RI superior court |
1776- | Member of the council of war |
1776/05 | A signer of the Rhode Island declaration of independence |
1777 | Superior court chief justice |
1777 | Speaker of the RI house of deputies |
1778-1786 | Governor of RI |
1778-1786 | Governor |
- Father: ¤GREENE, William [1695-1758] American governor (RI), Governor