Edward Greene (MP)
Edward Greene (17 August 1815 – 5 April 1891) was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1865 and 1891.
Greene was the son of
Greene was elected at the 1865 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury St Edmunds, and held the seat until the constituency was reduced to one member at the 1885 general election.[4]
He did not stand in 1885,[5] but at the 1886 general election he was elected for the Stowmarket constituency, and held that seat until his death in 1891,[5] aged 75.
Greene married firstly in 1840 Emily Smythies, daughter of Rev. G Smythies of Stanground near Peterborough, and secondly in 1870 Caroline Dorothea Hoste, daughter of Charles Prideaux Brune and widow of Rear Admiral Sir William Hoste.[1] His son Edward succeeded as brewer and MP.
References
- ^ a b c "Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881". Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Benjamin Buck Greene Profile & Legacies Summary". Legacies of British Slavery. University College London. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Greene King". Greenekingpubs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.