Ernest Greenwood
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Ernest Greenwood was a United States Representative from New York
. Born in Barnsley
, Yorkshire, England, he attended the public schools of Halifax and the Evening Technical Institute and College. He was employed with engineering firms in Sheffield in 1905 and 1906, and Halifax from 1907 to 1910. He immigrated to the United States in 1910 and worked for the General Electric
Co. in Schenectady
from 1910 to 1914. He attended City College of New York
and Columbia University
, and was teacher in the public schools of Schenectady from 1914 to 1916, and at Islip
High School in (Suffolk County
) from 1916 to 1920. He was a member of committee on Census and Inventory of Military Resources during the First World War and was supervisor of the Federal Board of Vocational Education from 1920 to 1922. He was associate head master of the Dwight School for Boys and New York Preparatory School for Adults from 1922 to 1927, holding the position of headmaster from 1927 to 1946. He was also and chairman of the board of trustees from 1946 to 1955, and was chairman of the planning commission of the Bay Shore
Board of Education in 1947 and 1948, and treasurer from 1947 to 1950.
Greenwood was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the Suffolk County Board of Supervisors in 1949 and was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress, holding office from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress and for election in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress. In 1955 he died in Bay Shore; interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.
United States Congressional Delegations from New York
These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Over the years, New York has demographically changed so that it is hard to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before...
. Born in Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, Yorkshire, England, he attended the public schools of Halifax and the Evening Technical Institute and College. He was employed with engineering firms in Sheffield in 1905 and 1906, and Halifax from 1907 to 1910. He immigrated to the United States in 1910 and worked for the General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
Co. in Schenectady
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
from 1910 to 1914. He attended City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and was teacher in the public schools of Schenectady from 1914 to 1916, and at Islip
Islip (town), New York
The Town of Islip is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on the south shore of Long Island, the town population was 322,612 at the 2000 census. The smaller, unincorporated hamlet of Islip lies within the town.-Demographics:...
High School in (Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
) from 1916 to 1920. He was a member of committee on Census and Inventory of Military Resources during the First World War and was supervisor of the Federal Board of Vocational Education from 1920 to 1922. He was associate head master of the Dwight School for Boys and New York Preparatory School for Adults from 1922 to 1927, holding the position of headmaster from 1927 to 1946. He was also and chairman of the board of trustees from 1946 to 1955, and was chairman of the planning commission of the Bay Shore
Bay Shore, New York
Bay Shore is a hamlet and a census-designated place located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, USA. It is situated on the south shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. Bay Shore celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2008. The population of the CDP was 23,852 at the time of...
Board of Education in 1947 and 1948, and treasurer from 1947 to 1950.
Greenwood was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the Suffolk County Board of Supervisors in 1949 and was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress, holding office from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress and for election in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress. In 1955 he died in Bay Shore; interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.