Edward Whitford Greenman (January 26, 1840 – August 3, 1908) was an American politician, banker, merchant, and manufacturer who served one term as a

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from

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from 1887 to 1889.

Early life

Born in

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, Greenman attended the common schools and De Ruyter Academy,

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Career

Greenman engaged in mercantile and manufacturing pursuits in Berlin and became

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(1866–68). He was clerk of Rensselaer County (1868–71) and deputy county clerk for ten years. In 1874, he moved to

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. Elected as a

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to the Fiftieth Congress, Greenman served as United States Representative for the eighteenth district of New York (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888. Cashier of the Central National Bank of

from 1888 to 1905, Greenman was also Cashier of the National City Bank of Troy from 1906 to 1908.

Death

Greenman died in

, on August 3, 1908 (age 68 years, 190 days). He is

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at Oakwood Cemetery.

Family life

The son of Schuyler and Phebe Witford Greenman, he married Mary E. Moore on January 29, 1859.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenman, Edward W. 1840 births 1908 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Town supervisors in New York (state) Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) 19th-century New York (state) politicians 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives