William Pomeroy Greene

Biographical Summary

William Pomerot Greene, Esq. of Collen House, Coilen, co. Louth, Ireland, and afterwards of Woodlands, Victoria, Australia, entered the Royal Navy, 1st March, 1810, then aged 13 years, was on board one of the ships stationed at St. Helena to guard Napoleon, served under Lord Exmouth at the taking of Algiers, and retired as first lieutenant, having see)] much active service, including the first Burmese War. He mar. at Stillorgan, co. Dublin, 1826, Anne, daughter of Richard Griffith, Esq. (who, in early life, went to the East Indies, whence returning, he settled at Millicent, co. Kildare, in the year 1786, became deputy-governor of that county, and represented the borough of Askeaton for some years in the Irish Parliament. He was subsequently presented with the freedom of the city of Dublin, by the unanimous vote of the corporation, for his spirited defence of their rights and privileges in Parliament), by Mary, his second wife, daughter of the Right Hon. Walter Hussey Burgh, of Donore, co. Kildare, Chief Baron of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland, and M.P. for Dublin University, by Anne, his wife, daughter of Thomas Burgh, Esq. of Bert, co. Kildare, and sister of Viscountess Ferrard and of Thomas Burgh, whose son was the second and last Lord Downes. Mrs. Anne Greene (who was b. September, 1795, and d. 1865) was also sister of Sir Richard Griffith, Bart, (see Burke's Peerage). Mr. William Pomeroy Greene d. in the autumn of 1846, having had issue:

• Molesworth Richard
• Rawdon Forster
• William Frederick
• Richard Griffith
• George Henry
• Charles Philip
• Mary Frances Elizabeth

SOURCE: Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892. cn; Burke, Ashworth Peter, 1864-1919. A genealogical and heraldic history of the colonial gentry, Vol. I; London, Harrison; 1891; page 41-42