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Christopher Becker Greene

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Captain Christopher Becker Greene (1901 - October 20, 1944) was the head of the Greene Line of steamboats after the death of his father.[1][2]

Biography

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He was born in 1901 in Ohio to Mary Catherine Becker and Gordon Christopher Greene, and his brother was Thomas Rea Greene.[1] In 1928 he raced Frederick Way, Jr.[3] He died on October 20, 1944.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b "Capt. Chris Greene, Official of Steamboat Line Dies. His Mother Also a Pilot". The New York Times. October 21, 1944. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. ^ "Packets". Time magazine. August 6, 1928. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-26. The occasion was a race between the Betsy Ann and the Chris Greene, two packets plying the Ohio between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Captain Chris Greene of the Chris Greene had boasted that his vessel, a steel craft built in 1925, could beat the Betsy Ann 'any time.' ...