The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IV G Greene, William Batchelder GREENE, William, lawyer, was born in Warwick, R.I., Jan. 1, 1797; son of Ray and Mary (Flagg) Greene. He was graduated from Brown in 1817 and subsequently from a law school in Litchfield, Conn., after which he rode on horseback to Columbus, Ohio, and there became private secretary to Governor Brown. Later he removed to Cincinnati where he practised his profession and at one time was president of the school board. In 1862 he returned to Warwick. He was lieutenant-governor of Rhode Island, 1836-67; and a delegate to the Republican national convention, Chicago. Ill., in 1868. He was married, April 30, 1821, to Abby, daughter of Erastus Lyman of Northampton, Mass. She died July 18, 1862, and he was married for the second time, Nov. 20. 1867, to Mrs. Caroline Mathewson. He died at Warwick. R.I., March 24, 1883.