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JOSEPH W. GREEN, Jr., of whom a portrait* is seen on the opposite page, is the Treasurer of the Glendale Elastic Fabric Company at Easthampton and a well-known and influential business man. He was born in the quaint old town of Marblehead, Mass., in 1848, son of Joseph W. and Abbie T. (Girdler) Green, the former of whom was likewise a native of that place, born in 1823.

His grandfather, who first bore the name of Joseph W. Green, was born in Marblehead in 1795. Though hardly more than a boy at the time of the War of 1812, he, nevertheless, bore his share in that struggle. He became a fish merchant and exporter, and did quite an extensive business both in Marblehead and in Boston. Alive to the commercial interests of his town and the benefits to be derived from a local banking institution, he was one of the leaders in the founding of the National Grand Bank at Marblehead. He was interested in governmental affairs, and was at one time a member of the State legislature. He married Miss Hannah Goss, and they reared twelve of the fourteen children that were born of their union — five sons and seven daughters. Five are now living, namely: Joseph W.; Charles W., who is a merchant in Boston; Sarah L., the wife, of Henry R. Chadbourne, of East Watertown, Mass.; Charlotte, who is unmarried, and also resides at East Watertown; and Harriet G., the widow of Thomas Courtis, living at Salem, Mass. Their father attained the goodly age of eighty-four years, and their mother lived to be eighty.

Joseph W. Green, second, was an apt scholar, and pursued his studies at the schools in Marblehead and in the academy at Andover, qualifying himself for a teacher. When the news came of the discovery of gold in California, being among those who were filled with a desire to try their fortunes in that El Dorado, he went thither with the forty-niners; and his life since has been one of varied experiences and fortunes. At the present time he resides in Ranier, Ore., whither he went in 1880, and in recent years has been successfully engaged in teaching. He married Abbie Girdler, a daughter of Lewis Girdler and Hannah Turner Girdler, the former of whom was a merchantman. Of the three children born to them one son, Lewis G. Green, who was an accountant, and unmarried, died in 1876, at twenty -eight years of age. The living are: Ellen T. Green, who was educated in Marblehead, where she is now a successful teacher; and Joseph W. Green, Jr., the subject of the present sketch.

Joseph W. Green, Jr., received his education at Marblehead and in Boston, graduating from the Eliot School in that city in the class of 1862, being then but fourteen years of age. He was employed at his grandfather’s place of business in Boston for about four years, working there during his vacations until he left school; and at eighteen years of age he secured a position with the house of Nichols & Farnsworth, dealers in shoe manufacturers’ goods, with whom he remained for twelve years. In the winter of 1878 he came to Easthampton, where he entered the position he now holds, Treasurer and Manager of the Glendale Elastic Fabric Company, which was established in 1863 by Samuel Williston, H. G. Knight, and E. H. Sawyer. Mr. Green is also interested in the Easthampton Rubber Thread Company and the Nashawonnock Manufacturing Company.

He was married on September 30, 1889, to Mrs. Hannah C. Richmond, nee Courtis, a daughter of Stacey and Hannah (Green) Courtis. Her first husband, Mr. James H. C. Richmond, died in the prime of life, leaving her with five children, as follows: Fred C. Richmond, who resides at Schullsburg, Wis., where he is engaged in zinc and lead mining; Stacey Courtis Richmond, who is engaged in the banking business with Spencer, Trask & Co. of New York City; and James H. C. Richmond and Catherine C. Richmond, who are twins. The former, who is a stock clerk and accountant with the Glendale Fabric Company, was educated at New Bedford and Providence, and resides at home; and the latter, who was educated at New Bedford, Mass., Providence, R.I., and Boston, Mass., is an accomplished kindergarten teacher at Boston, making a success of her chosen vocation. Clifford Ambrose Richmond, the youngest child, was educated at New Bedford, Mass., Schullsburg, Wis., and Easthampton, Mass., and is a weaver in the Glendale Fabric Company, and is a man of keen intellectual powers.

The Republican party counts Mr. Green among its faithful and loyal adherents. He has considerable musical talent, and for many years has been actively interested in church choirs and many musical organizations. About 1890 he purchased the pleasant residence on Park Street which he and his family have since occupied.

*Editor's note: Portrait was included on the opposite page in the original printed book.