Captain Gordon Christopher Greene (September 8, 1862 - January 20, 1927), was the owner of the Greene Line of river steamboats.[1]
Biography[edit]
He was born on September 8, 1862, in Newport, Ohio. In 1890 he started the Greene Line of river steamboats with Henry K. Bedford. He married Mary Catherine Becker in 1890 and had three sons, Christopher Becker Greene, Henry Wilkins Greene, and Thomas Rea Greene.[2] The Gordon C. Greene ship was built in 1923.[3]
He died on January 20, 1927, in Hyde Park, Cincinnati in Ohio.[1] He was buried in Newport Cemetery in Ohio. After his death, his widow Mary served as company head and became one of the only women pilots on the river.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Captain Gordon C. Greene. Owner of Line of River Steamboats Dies at Cincinnati". New York Times. January 21, 1927. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
Captain Gordon C. Greene, owner of the Greene line of river steamboats, died at his home here today. Like the skipper of the Mary Gloster, celebrated by ...
- ^ "Marker #10-84 Captain Gordon C. Greene / Captain Mary Becker Greene". Remarkable Ohio. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
... Mary Becker Greene (1867-1949) married Gordon C. Greene in 1890 and raised three sons - Captain Chris, Captain Tom, and Henry Wilkins. She learned navigation and earned a pilot and masters license, becoming one of the most noted figures on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for more than a half century. The "Greene Line" fleet continued to expand with additions of the "Gordon C. Greene" and the "Delta Queen." Captain Mary Greene served as hostess on these steamboats. She died at the age of 81 on the renowned "Delta Queen," a National Historic Landmark.
- ^ "Greene Line Steamboats". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
After Gordon died in 1927 Mary and her two sons, Chris and Tom (both Captains) ran the company. Captain Chris Greene died in 1944 leaving Mary and Tom to run the Greene Line. Mary died shortly after Tom Greene had brought the Delta Queen to Cincinnati in 1949. There is a life-size bronze statue of Captain Mary Becker Greene on the Covington-Newport Kentucky riverwalk overlooking the Cincinnati riverfront. Captain Tom Greene then died in 1950. It was now up to Tom's widow Mrs. Tom (Letha) Greene to take over the reins of the Company. The Greene line was in financial difficulties due to the purchase and renovations of the Delta Queen so Letha was forced to sell all the Greene line boats except the Delta Queen.
- ^ Kenton County Public Library (Aug 1, 2003). "Images of America: Covington, Kentucky". Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. Retrieved 2013-05-07.