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After graduating, he went to Palmyra, Wisconsin, in August, 1864, and accepted
the position of Superintendent of Schools. On November 8, 1864, he had a severe
hemorrhage of the lungs, which compelled him to give up his position. He returned to
Claremont, New Hampshire, and as soon as his health was sufficiently restored,
continued the study of law, which he had begun previously, in the office of Hon. H. W.
Parker. He was admitted to the bar of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, in January,
1866. He commenced the practice of his profession at Peterborough, New Hampshire, in
May, 1866, and remained there until June, 1869. In July, 1869, he went to Moline,
Illinois, and established himself in legal practice, continuing there until the present time.
He was the City Attorney of Moline for two terms. The State of Illinois is
indebted to him for the bill allowing cities and towns to establish Free Public Libraries,
and mainly by his efforts also, the Public Library of Moline was opened.
In the century magazine for January, 1884, he has published an open letter on
"Our Jury System," which was called forth by some previous articles on the subject in the
same magazine, in which he takes the ground that our present system is not a failure. He
considers the subject under three heads; first, its direct effect upon the administration of
justice; second, its ultimate effect upon the constitution and character of the new
tribunal; and third, its effect upon public opinion regarding the administration of justice.
His religious preference is Unitarian. In politics, he is a Democrat.
He was married June 4, 1873, to Miss Susan P. Smith, of Peterborough, New
Hampshire. She was a niece of the late Professor Albert Smith, of Dartmouth Medical
College. They had one child: Theodore Greene, born July 3, 1876.
Mrs. Lewis died September 26, 1877, aged thirty-three years. On the day of the
funeral, the Court adjourned for the day in her honor, and the Judge and members of
the bar generally attended the obsequies.
Theodore Greene died April 13, 1877.
He was married, second, October 27, 1881, to Miss Caroline Lee, of Davenport,
Iowa. They have no children.
Source: "Memorialia
of the Class of '64 in Dartmouth College" complied by
John C. Webster, Shepard & Johnston, Printers, 1884,
Chicago
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