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Earl M. Greer Full Name: Earl Manuel Greer Date of birth: August 18, 1886 Date of death: April 7, 1963 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 Jul 23, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Wills Point / Van Zandt   Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood (1) 33rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of office administered and appointed on committees, 7/23/1913, pp. 16-17. Senate Journal. (2) Special election 7/19/1913, "Overwhelming Defeat for Three Amendments. . .Dr. E.I. Clark Wins in Eighteenth Senatorial; Tom B. Coe Leads in Twelfth Representative; E.M. Greer Elected in Seventh Senatorial; H.R. Greer Elected 125th Representative," 7/20/1913, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (3) 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. (4) Earl M. Greer of Wills Point, "Baylor Men in Legislature," 8/3/1913, p. 12. Waco News-Tribune.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Portrait and biographical sketch of William Jeffries Greer (including birth & death dates), mentions son Earl M. Greer (including birth date), Volume III, pp. 1318-1320. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Other Resources "Moody's Friends Support Mayfield," 6/15/1930, p. 5, Earl M. Greer and two other "state democratic executive committeemen announced their support of Earle B. Mayfield for the gubernatorial nomination..." Big Spring Daily Herald. "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. Earl Manuel Greer, birth date 8/18/1886 in Texas, death date 4/7/1963 in Ragland-Fenlaw Hospital, Upshur County, father W.J. Greer, occupation: attorney, burial in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Census of 1910, Van Zandt County, Texas lists William J. Greer, head, age 56, born in South Carolina, lawyer; and Earl M. Greer, son, age 23, born in Texas. HeritageQuest Online. Van Zandt County, Texas, White Rose Cemetery, G-H - Greer, Earl M. (1886-1963) and Greer, W.J. (1853-1913). TXGenWeb Project. Relatives: William J. Greer - father, Earl M. Greer - son. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. Photographs Photograph. Earl M. Greer, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 33rd R.S. - 1913 Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   State Asylums   State Penitentiaries

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