John Alexander Greer

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John Alexander Greer (July 18, 1802 July 4, 1855) was a Texan politician, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

Greer was born at Shelbyville, Tennessee on July 18, 1802. He was in Kentucky before moving to Texas in 1830. He represented San Augustine as a senator in the Congress of the Republic of Texas from 18371845. Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, appointed him as secretary of the treasury in July 1845. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 18471851. He died on July 4, 1855.[1]

References

  1. John Alexander Greer from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on July 31, 2009.


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