The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IV G Greene, Charles Warren GREENE, Charles Gordon, journalist, was born in Boscawen, N.H., July 1, 1804. In 1813 by the death of his father he was left to the care of his brother Nathaniel, who entered him at Bradford academy under the tuition of Benjamin Greenleaf. After finishing at the academy he passed some time in apprenticeship at his brother's printing office in Haverhill, and in 1822 followed Nathaniel to Boston, Mass., and entered the office of the Statesman. In 1825 he removed to Taunton, Mass., where he managed the Free Press but returned to Boston in 1826 and published the Spectator, which he soon abandoned to resume his place in the office of the Statesman. In 1827 he published the National Palladium in Philadelphia and in 1828 the United States Telegraph in Washington, D.C. After the election of Jackson to the presidency he returned to Boston and purchased a part of the Statesman of which he became sole owner after several years. In 1831 he established the Boston Post which he conducted till 1875. He served several terms in the Massachusetts legislature, was aide to Governor Morton in 1840, was appointed naval officer of Boston by President Pierce in 1853, and by President Buchanan in 1857. He died in Boston, Mass., Sept. 27, 1886.