Levi H. Greenwood
Levi Heywood Greenwood[1] (December 22, 1872[11] – April 7, 1930) was a businessman and Republican politician from Massachusetts in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the father of former Fitchburg Mayor Robert E. Greenwood.
Levi Heywood Greenwood[1] | |
|---|---|
 Levi H. Greenwood[2] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate 3rd Worcester District | |
| In office January 1909 – January 1913 | |
| Preceded by | J. Lovell Johnson[3] |
| Succeeded by | Edward Sibley[4] |
| President of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
| In office January, 1912 – January, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Allen T. Treadway[5] |
| Succeeded by | Calvin Coolidge[5] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1872 Gardner, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 7, 1930 (aged 57) Tucson, Arizona[6] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Alberta Cann |
| Children | Eleanor Greenwood (Hornblower),[7] Margaret Greenwood Richard N. Greenwood Robert E. Greenwood[8] |
| Alma mater | St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire[9] Harvard College, Class of 1896[9] |
| Profession | Newspaper Publisher[9] Manufacture of Furniture.[10] |
Early years
Greenwood was born in Gardner, Massachusetts,[9][11][12] to Alvni M. and Helen R. Greenwood,[13] on December 22, 1872.[9]
Marriage
Greenwood married Mary Alberta Cann of Brooklyn, New York on February 11, 1895.[11] They had four children, Eleanor Greenwood (Hornblower),[7] Margaret Greenwood, Richard Neal[14] Greenwood[15] and Robert E. Greenwood.[15]
Political career
Greenwood was President of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1912 and 1913.[5]
1913 election
In 1913 election, Greenwood had initially decided not to run for re-election the Senate but to run for lieutenant governor. He then changed his mind. His opposition to giving women the right to vote caused him to be a focus of opposition by the suffragist movement,[16] and suffragists threw their support to Edward Sibley,[4] Greenwood's opponent, which helped Sibley win.[4]
Businesses
Publisher
Greenwood was the Publisher and President of The Gardner News of Gardner, Massachusetts.[9]
Furniture manufacturer
In 1912, Greenwood was one of the directors[9] of Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Co, manufacturers of Rattan & Reed Furniture[17] in Gardner. By 1921 Greenwood was one of the owners[10] By 1926 he was the President of the Heywood-Wakefield Company.[18]
Directorships
Greenwood was also a corporate director of several banks (The First National Bank of Boston, The First National Bank of Gardner) and street railways (The Paducah Light and Traction Company, The Galveston-Houston Electric Company, and the Columbus Electric Company).[8]
References
Bibliography
- Coolidge, Henry D.: A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1921 (1921), p. 259.
- Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, (1912), pp. 52–53.
Footnotes
- Harvard Alumni Association (1914), Harvard University Directory, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, p. Page 333
- Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 52
- Coolidge, Henry D. (1907), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1907, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 416
- Fuess, Claude M. (1940), Calvin Coolidge – The Man from Vermont, Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, p. 114
- Coolidge, Henry D. (1921), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1921, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 259
- "LEVI H. GREENWOOD.; Gardner (Mass.) Banker and Publisher Dies in Arizona.", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 23, April 8, 1930
- Married In Andover Church Miss Eleanor Greenwood of Boston and Gardner, Bride of Ralph Hornblower of Arlington, Boston, MA: The Boston Daily Globe, June 16, 1916, p. 13
- Leonard, John William (1922), Who's Who in Finance and Banking: A biographical Directory of Contemporaries, Brooklyn, NY: Who's Who in Finance Incorporated, p. 283
- Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 53
- Harvard Alumni Association (June 16, 1921), Harvard Alumni Bulletin XXIII, Number 36, Boston, MA: Harvard Bulletin, Inc., p. 849
- Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's Who in New England 2nd. Edition Vol., 2, Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis, p. 484
- Harvard College Class of 1896; Twenty Fifth Anniversary Report 1896-1921, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1921, p. Page 237
- Bathhouse Is Given Gardner, Boston, MA: The Christian Science Monitor, August 21, 1913, p. 4
- Howes, Durward (1938), America's Young Men: The Official Who's Who Among the Young Men of the Nation., American Publications, p. 232
- Leonard, John William (1922), Who's Who in Finance and Banking: A biographical Directory of Contemporaries, Brooklyn, NY: Who's Who in Finance Incorporated, p. 283
- Strom, Sharon Hartman (2001), Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform, Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, p. 84, ISBN 978-1-56639-819-0
- Compiled by the Secretary (1918), Report of the Boston Chamber of Commerce for 1917–1918, Boston, MA: Boston Chamber of Commerce, p. 246
- Lougee v. Commissioner 26 B.T.A. 23, Washington, DC: Board of Tax Appeals, May 10, 1932, p. 23
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Allen T. Treadway |
President of the Massachusetts Senate January, 1912— January, 1913 |
Succeeded by Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by J. Lovell Johnson |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate 3rd Worcester District January, 1909— January, 1913 |
Succeeded by Edward Sibley |
