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the navy of the republic of Texas when but 

 fifteen years old, and served as a midshipman 

 three years. On his discharge he went to 

 Havana, Cuba, and took a course of instruc- 

 tion in copper-plate engraving. Thence he re- 

 moved to Philadelphia to study engraving on 

 steel, subsequently establishing himself in New 

 York city as a bank-note engraver, in connec- 

 tion with a firm that afterward became the 

 American Bank-Note Company, and advancing 

 till he reached the office of president of the 

 corporation. He personally made contracts 

 for the production of bank-notes and bonds 

 with many foreign governments, and received 

 costly tokens of royal and imperial favor. He 

 was a thoughtful, conservative man, with a 

 fondness for domestic retirement. 



Goodwin, Eliza Weathersby, an American act- 

 ress, born in London, England, in 1849 ; died 

 in New York city March 24, 1887. She was one 

 of four sisters, all of whom have made reputa- 

 tions in the theatrical profession. She made 

 her first appearance on the stage in Bradford, 

 England, in 1865, and her first American ap- 

 pearance in Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., in the burlesque of "Lucretia Bor- 

 gia," April 12, 1869. After the return of the 

 Lydia Thompson troupe, with which she had 

 been playing, to England, she joined Rice's 

 Evangeline company, and appeared in the 

 principal role, Gabriel, with much success. 

 At this time Nat C. Goodwin was playing the 

 part of the Dutch policeman, and an attach- 

 ment sprang up between them, which resulted 

 in their marriage on June 24, 1877. The same 

 year she joined "Willie Edouin's company in 

 Boston, reappearing in the plays in which she 

 had won general popularity. After leaving 

 this company she and her husband formed one 

 of their own, and appeared in the large cities 

 in "Cruets and Hobbies." Mrs. Goodwin was 

 highly esteemed socially. 



Green, Charles, an American naval officer, 

 born in New London, Conn., Oct. 17, 1812; 

 died in Providence, R. I., April 7, 1887. He 

 entered the navy May 1, 1826, and was or- 

 dered to the receiving-ship "Independence," 

 at Boston, the same year. He was on duty on 

 the "Erie," West India squadron, 1827-'28; 

 sloop "Peacock," West Indies, 1829-'31 ; pro- 

 moted to passed midshipman April 28, 1832; 

 New York station, 1831-'34; frigate "Bran- 

 dywine," Pacific squadron, 1834-'37 ; com- 

 missioned as lieutenant March 8, 1837; sloop 

 "Levant," West Indies, 1838; receiving-ship 

 at New York, 1839-'40; sloop "Falmouth," 

 home squadron, 1841-'43 ; steamer " Union," 

 Norfolk, 1847; steamer "Michigan," on the 

 lakes. 1848-'50; steamer " Fulton," 1852 ; re- 

 ceiving-ship "Ohio," at Boston, 1853-'55; 

 commissioned as commander Sept. 14, 1855 ; 

 navy-yard at New York, 1857-'58 ; light- 

 house inspector at Buffalo, 1858-'61. On July 

 16, 1862, he was commissioned as captain 

 while in command of the (i Jamestown," and 

 subsequently took part in the blockade off Sa- 



vannah, Fernandina, and Wilmington, N. C. 

 At Fernandina he sent his small-boats with a 

 picked crew, and destroyed the bark "Alva- 

 rado " under the guns of the fort, and while 

 on blockade duty captured and either sent in 

 port or destroyed six prizes. He was in com- 

 mand of the receiving-ship " Ohio," at Boston, 

 1863-'65 ; light-house inspector at New Or- 

 leans 1865-'67 ; commissioned as commodore 

 March 12, 1867; and retired Nov. 15, 1862. 



Green, William Mercer, an American clergy- 

 man, born in Wilmington, N. C., May 2, 1798; 

 died in Sewanee, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1887. He 

 was descended from the Bradley and Sharp- 

 less families of Quakers, was early prepared 

 for the service of the Church, and was gradu- 

 ated at the University of North Carolina in 

 1818. He was admitted to deacon's orders in 

 the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1821, and 

 to those of the priesthood two years later. 

 During the first four years of his ministry he 

 was in charge of a church in Williamsborough, 

 N. C., acting in the mean time also as chief 

 missionary of the diocese. In 1826 he re- 

 moved to Hillsborough, and founded St. Mat- 

 thew's Church, where he labored till 1837, 

 when he was appointed chaplain and Professor 

 of Belles-lettres in the University of North 

 Carolina. After a congenial and fruitful serv- 

 ice of twelve years in this institution, he was 

 unexpectedly elected first bishop of the dio- 

 cese of Mississippi in 1849, and on Feb. 24, 

 1850, was consecrated in St. Andrew's Church, 

 Jackson. The degree of D. D. was conferred 

 upon him in 1845 by the -University of Penn- 

 sylvania, and afterward that of LL. D. by the 

 University of North Carolina. 



Greene, Theodore P., an American naval offi- 

 cer, born in Montreal, Canada, in 1809; died 

 in Jaffrey, N. H., Aug. 30, 1887. He was ap- 

 pointed a midshipman in the United States 

 navy from Vermont Nov. 1, 1826, promoted 

 to passed-midshipman in 1832, commissioned 

 as lieutenant Dec. 20, 1837, commander Sept. 

 14, 1855, captain July 16, 1862, commodore 

 July 24, 1867, rear-admiral May 24, 18^2, and 

 placed on the retired list Nov. 1, 1871. Pur- 

 ing the Mexican War he was a lieutenant on 

 the frigate " Congress," of the Pacific squad- 

 ron, and for six months had command of the 

 land forces at Mazatlan. In 1864, while in 

 command of the " San Jacinto," be was left in 

 command of the Eastern Gulf squadron, on the 

 return of Rear-Admiral Bailey to the United 

 States, and in 1865, while commanding the 

 "Richmond," of the Western Gulf squadron, 

 protected the troops that were being landed 

 for the attack upon Mobile. He commanded 

 the Pensacola Navy-yard in 1868-'70. 



Greenwood, John, an American lawyer, born 

 in Providence, R. I., Nov. 6, 1798; died in 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1887. _ In 1810 his 

 father removed to New York city, and two 

 years afterward placed John in the office of 

 Aaron Burr, where he studied law for five 

 years. In 1819 he was admitted to the bar, 



