Richard Ward Greene (January 21, 1792 – March 14, 1875), was an American attorney, having graduated from Brown University and having studied law at Litchfield College and under Boston lawyer Ebenezer Rockwell.
He was appointed U.S. attorney for Rhode Island in 1826 and also served in both houses of the state legislature.
In May 1848 was elected as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
His uncle was the Revolutionary War General, Nathanael Greene.
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