Christopher Becker Greene Explained

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marker #10-84 Captain Gordon C. Greene / Captain Mary Becker Greene . 2011-02-25. Remarkable Ohio . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719040351/http://www.remarkableohio.org/HistoricalMarker.aspx?historicalMarkerId=629 . 2011-07-19 . dead .
  2. News: Capt. Chris Greene, Official of Steamboat Line Dies. His Mother Also a Pilot . . October 21, 1944 . 2011-02-26 .
  3. News: Packets . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930075658/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787421,00.html#ixzz1F6XODxq9 . dead . September 30, 2007 . 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.' ... . . August 6, 1928 . 2011-02-26 .

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