John Alexander Greer
American politician (1802-1855)
John Alexander Greer (July 18, 1802 – July 4, 1855) was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of Texas from 1847 to 1851 under Governors George T. Wood and Peter H. Bell. He was also the twelfth and final Secretary of Treasury of the Republic of Texas during Anson Jones' presidency. Greer County, Oklahoma, once claimed by Texas, is named in his honor.
Biography
Greer was born at Shelbyville, Tennessee, on July 18, 1802 to Thomas and Catherine Rebecca (née Harman) Greer. He lived in Kentucky before moving to Texas in 1830. On May 18, 1836, Greer married Adeline Minerva Orten. She died on August 26, 1843, in San Augustine, Texas.
He represented San Augustine as a senator in the Congress of the Republic of Texas from 1838 to 1845, from the second to the ninth Congress. He was the president pro tempore of the Senate from 1841 to 1845. He was made the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas in 1842.
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