William Jeffries Greer

Full Name: William Jeffries Greer
Date of birth: April 3, 1853
Date of death: June 4, 1913

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 10, 1911 - Jun 4, 1913	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 32nd ⁽⁴⁾ 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Wills Point / Van Zandt	Senate President Pro Tempore (33rd)	Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
S	7	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911	30th ⁽⁷⁾ 31st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Wills Point / Van Zandt		Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

(1) 33rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/1/1913, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) Earl M. Greer, in special election 7/19/1913, sworn 7/23/1913, succeeded his father, William J. Greer, died 6/4/1913, after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal.
(4) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(6) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 7
Jan 10, 1911 - Jun 4, 1913
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 32nd ⁽⁴⁾ 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (33rd)
(33rd)
(33rd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wills Point / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

Senate District 7
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 30th ⁽⁷⁾ 31st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wills Point / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 7/21/1913, p. 13. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch of William Jeffries Greer (birth date 4/3/1853, death date 6/4/1913), mentions son Earl M. Greer (birth date 8/18/1886), Volume III, pp. 1318-1320. Relatives: William J. Greer - father, Earl M. Greer - son. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Other Resources

"Capital Whirligig," by R.W. Barry, 1/6/1934, p. 2, fathers-sons W.J. Greer-Earl M. Greer & Albert Stone-Heber Stone. Greer succession "the only one in Texas history where a son immediately succeeded his father in the senate." Denton Record-Chronicle.
Includes brief discussion of East Texas Senators McDonald Meachum and William J. Greer, Volume III, Chapter XXXIII, "Some East Texas banking history," p. 1381. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940.
Census of 1900 - William J. Greer, Wills Point town, Van Zandt County, age 47, born April 1853 in South Carolina, lawyer; son Earl M. Greer, age 15, born August 1885 in Texas.
Census of 1910 - William J. Greer, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, age 56, born circa 1854 in South Carolina, lawyer; son Earl M. Greer, age 23, born circa 1887 in Texas. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
Portrait, "In the Legislative Gallery," 2/3/1907, p. 6. Houston Post.
Earl M. Greer (1886-1963) and W.J. Greer (1853-1913). White Rose Cemetery, G-H. Van Zandt County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. W.J. Greer, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Greer, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Greer, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Greer, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William Jeffries Greer, A History of Texas and Texans

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 State Asylums State Penitentiaries
32nd R.S. - 1911 Constitutional Amendments Judiciary No. 1 Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) Senatorial Districts State Affairs Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
31st R.S. - 1909 Contingent Expenses H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Investigating Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) State Asylums
30th R.S. - 1907 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Rules (Chair) State Affairs State Penitentiaries Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments

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