GREENE, Albert Collins, senator, was born in East Greenwich, R.I., April 15, 1791; son of Perry and Elisa (Belcher) Greene; grandson of Nathaniel and Mary (Mott) Greene, and a descendant of John Greene, a surgeon who came to America from Salisbury, England, in 1635. He received his education in Kent academy, East Greenwich, was admitted to the bar in New York city and practised his profession in Rhode Island. He was a member of the general assembly, 1815-16, 1822-25; brigadier-general, commanding the 4th brigade, R.I. state militia, 1816-21, and major-general of the militia of the state, 1822-25; attorney general of the state, 1825-43; state senator, 1843-44; U.S. senator, 1845-51; and again a state senator, 1851-52, and a representative in the general assembly, 1857-58. He was married, March 16, 1814, to Catherine Celia, daughter of William Greene, and four children by the marriage survived him. After the death of his first wife he was married to Mrs. Julia [p.398] Bourne Jones, widow of Abel Jones and daughter of Benjamin Bourne. There were no children by this marriage. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Brown university in 1827. He died in Providence, R.I., Jan. 8, 1863. Deloris Williams