Edward Greene (17 August 1815 – 5 April 1891) was an English brewer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1865 and 1891.
[3] Greene was educated at the Grammar School at Bury St Edmunds[1] and in 1836 took over the management of the brewery company from his father.
He expanded and diversified the company significantly, doubling the brewery workforce to fifty and increasing output to 40,000 barrels a year by 1870.
Greene introduced unprecedented benefits for his workforce including a pension scheme and new standards of housing for his workers.
Greene married firstly in 1840 Emily Smythies, daughter of Rev.