The Political Graveyard: Greeley family of Maine and Minnesota

Greeley family of Maine and Minnesota

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Martin Greeley (1814-1899) — of Stearns County, Minn. Born in Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, March 16, 1814. Son of Jacob Greeley (1762-1838) and Hannah (Hazeltine) Greeley (1773-1852); married 1846 to Cordelia Ford (born 1823); third cousin of Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley; first cousin once removed of Jonathan Clark Greeley; granduncle of Otto Ethan Greeley. Merchant; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 31st District, 1872. Died in Maine Prairie (unknown county), Minn., September 4, 1899. Burial location unknown.
Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley (1818-1882) — also known as Elam A. J. Greeley — of Stillwater, Washington County, Minn. Born in Salisbury, Merrimack County, N.H., August 13, 1818. Son of John Greeley (1777-1861) and Hannah (Greeley) Greeley (1787-1878); third cousin of Martin Greeley; married, August 25, 1850, to Hannah Pope Hinman (born 1820); third cousin once removed of Jonathan Clark Greeley; third cousin twice removed of Otto Ethan Greeley. Postmaster; member Minnesota territorial council 1st District, 1852-53; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1857. Died September 13, 1882. Burial location unknown.
Jonathan Clark Greeley (b. 1833) — also known as Jonathan C. Greeley; J. C. Greeley — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in Palermo, Waldo County, Maine, July 6, 1833. Son of Sally (Choate) Greeley (1796-1883) and Jonathan Greeley (1797-1867); first cousin once removed of Martin Greeley; third cousin once removed of Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley; married to Lydia Forward (died at sea, 1865) and Leonora Keep; second cousin once removed of Otto Ethan Greeley. Republican. Banker; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1862-63; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1873-74; member of Florida state senate, 1883-86. Burial location unknown.
Otto Ethan Greeley (b. 1853) — also known as Otto E. Greeley — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, May 24, 1853. Grandnephew of Martin Greeley; third cousin twice removed of Elam Andrew Jackson Greeley; son of William Q. Greeley (1827-1901) and Amanda (Gowen) Greeley; second cousin once removed of Jonathan Clark Greeley. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1908. Burial location unknown.

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