Frank M. Greene Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1151-1152 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				FRANK M. GREENE. 

	Frank M. Greene, conducting a tailoring establishment and also 
engaging in the sale of men's furnishings of all kinds, is one of the 
enterprising merchants of Hot Springs, where he has built up a business 
of gratifying proportions. He was born in New York city, March 24, 
1885, a son of Robert and Jane E. (Woods) Greene, both natives of 
Ireland, the former born in Cork and the latter in Belfast. In early 
life they came to the new world and formed an acquaintance when on 
shipboard. They were married in Canada and in that country Mr. Greene 
engaged in the hardware business for a number of years. Later he began 
buying horses in New York city, but afterward returned to Canada and 
subsequently went to Alaska, where he probably passed away. Mrs. Greene 
is now a resident of Ilion, New York. 

	Frank M. Greene was the sixth in order of birth in a family of 
eleven children. He attended school in Canada and when fourteen years 
of age or earlier began learning the tailor's trade in Toronto, serving 
an apprenticeship of three years. He then went to Alberta, Canada, 
where he followed that business for about four years, after which he 
removed to Great Palls, Montana, where he continued in the same line 
for eighteen months. He then worked as a journeyman at different places 
and in different states until the 27th of September, 1909, when he 
established his present business at Hot Springs. He is there conducting 
a tailoring establishment, in addition to which he carries a large line 
of ready made clothing, shoes and, in fact, everything in men's 
furnishings, and does a dry cleaning business. Success has attended the 
venture from the beginning and in the intervening period of six years 
he has built up a large trade and now enjoys a liberal patronage. 

	On the 2d of April, 1913, Mr. Greene was united in marriage to 
Miss Madeline Murray, who was born at Greeley Center, Nebraska, a 
daughter of Patrick J. and Lydia (Gaffney) Murray, both of whom were 
natives of Cork, Ireland, where they were reared and married. The 
father there engaged in the meat business for a number of years and 
afterward became proprietor of a meat market at Greeley Center, 
Nebraska, where he still continues in business. To Mr. and Mrs. Greene 
has been born a daughter, Jane Elizabeth, whose birth occurred 
September 16, 1914. 

	Mr. Greene holds membership in the Roman Catholic church and 
belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He is also affiliated with the Elks 
at Rapid City and gives his political allegiance to the democratic 
party. Undoubtedly, one of the elements of his growing success is the 
fact that he has never dissipated his energies over a broad field of 
business but has concentrated his efforts upon the line in which he 
embarked as a young tradesman, thus gaining skill and efficiency with 
experience. He conducts a first class establishment at Hot Springs and 
his business is growing year by year.