William Lawrence Greenly (September 18, 1813 – November 29, 1883) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the sixth governor of Michigan.
William L. Greenly | |
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| 6th Governor of Michigan | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – January 3, 1848 | |
| Lieutenant | Charles P. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alpheus Felch |
| Succeeded by | Epaphroditus Ransom |
| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office 1846–1847 | |
| Governor | Alpheus Felch |
| Preceded by | Origen D. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Charles P. Bush |
| Member of the Michigan Senate | |
| In office 1839–1840 1842–1843 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1813 Hamilton, New York, US |
| Died | November 29, 1883 (aged 70) Adrian, Michigan, US |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah A. Dascomb Greenly Elizabeth W. Hubbard Greenly Maria Hart Greenly |
| Children | Marshal Greenly |
Early life in New York
editGreenly was born in Hamilton, New York. He graduated from Union College of Schenectady, New York in 1831, then studied law with Stower & Gridley in Hamilton and was admitted to the bar at Albany, New York in 1834.[1]
Politics in Michigan
editHe moved to Adrian, Michigan in October 1836.[2] He served as a member of the Michigan State Senate from the 2nd district from 1839 to 1840, and from the 3rd district from 1842 to 1843.
Greenly served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Michigan from 1846 to 1847 and became governor on March 4, 1847, after the resignation of Alpheus Felch to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. He completed Felch's term through January 3, 1848.[3] Greenly served through much of the Mexican–American War, where troops from Michigan were sent such as Company K, 3d Dragoons, as well as A, E, and G of the U. S. Infantry.
Retirement and death
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After his brief time as governor, he served as justice of the peace for twelve years, and was elected mayor of Adrian, Michigan, in 1858, serving only one year. He died on November 29, 1883, in Adrian at the age of seventy. He is interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian.[4]
Family life
editGovernor Greenly was married three times. He married Sarah A. Dascomb in Hamilton, New York in December 1834. Following her death, he married Elizabeth W. Hubbard in Northampton, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1840. He and Elizabeth had one son, Marshal. Following Elizabeth's death, he married Maria Hart in Adrian, Michigan, on October 25, 1859
References
edit- ^ the University of Michigan (1888). EARLY HISTORY WITH BIOGRAPHIES OF STATE OFFICERS. the University of Michigan. p. 309. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ GENERAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. 1873. p. 703.
- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits. American Publishers' Association. p. 648. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Ashlee, Laura Rose (2005). Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. University of Michigan Press. p. 246. ISBN 0472030663.
Further reading
edit- Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham & Livingston Counties, Michigan. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1891. p. 121. – reproduced at Memorial Library of Online Books & Maps
- History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, Volume I. N/A (reproduced by the Lenawee Historical Society Museum at Rootsweb.com). 1879. p. 101.