Julian Preston Greer

Full Name: Julian Preston Greer
Date of birth: February 16, 1898
Date of death: June 7, 1986

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
H	55	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Elkhart / Anderson		Anderson
S	6	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935	42nd ⁽²⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Poynor / Henderson		Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro
S	6	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 40th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 41st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Athens / Henderson	Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro
H	54	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Poynor / Henderson		Henderson
H	28	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Poynor / Henderson		Henderson, Smith

(1) 43rd Legislature - Elkhart, 1/10/1933, p. 5. Same city listed in Texas Legislative Manual, 43rd Legislature. Senate Journal.
(2) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 2/18/1930. Senate Journal.
(4) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(5) 41st Legislature - home city listed is Poyner/Henderson County. Same city listed in Texas Legislative Manual, 41st Legislature. Senate Journal.
(6) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) Home city listed is Athens/[Henderson County]. Poyner/Henderson County listed in Texas Legislative Manual. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 157-161. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, 1936.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/13/1929, p. 10. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Obituary, Palestine Herald Press, from Ancestors and descendants of James MacGregor: a child of the mist. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
Obituary, "Julian Greer Rites Monday at Poynor," 6/8/1986, p. 6. Birth date 2/16/1898, death date 6/7/1986. Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.

Military Service Notes

Private, United States Army, Students Army Training Center, Alexander College, Jacksonville, Texas, World War I. Julian P. Greer, birth date 2/16/1898 in Wildcat, Texas; inducted at Athens, Texas 10/23/1918; residence in Poyner [Poynor], Henderson County. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Private, U.S., unassigned. Two records for Julian Preston Greer, birth date 2/16/1898, Poynor, Texas. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985. Julian Preston Greer Julian Preston Greer

Other Resources

Julian Preston Greer, death date 6/7/1986 in Anderson County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Julian Greer, birth date 2/16/1898, death date June 1986, last place of residence Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Julian Preston Greer (1898-1986), burial in Poynor Cemetery, Poynor, Henderson County. Includes photo and reprint of obituary from The Frankston Citizen, 6/12/1986. Find a Grave.
Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. Julian P. Greer, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Julian P. Greer, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Julian P. Greer, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Julian P. Greer, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Julian P. Greer, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.P. Greer, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Julian P. Greer, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Constitutional Amendments Education Highways and Roads (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Texas State Railway, Investigation, Special (Chair)
43rd R.S. - 1933 Congressional Districts (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) Enrolled Bills (Chair) Finance Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts Public Printing State Institutions and Departments Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
42nd R.S. - 1931 Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) Enrolled Bills (Chair) Federal Relations (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair) Public Debt Public Printing
41st R.S. - 1929 Commerce and Manufacture (Chair) Congressional Districts Contingent Expenses Educational Affairs Federal Relations Internal Improvements Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair) Public Debts Public Printing
40th R.S. - 1927 Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Contingent Expenses Educational Affairs Federal Relations Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections Public Debts Public Printing Rules (Vice Chair) State Song
38th R.S. - 1923 Banks and Banking Education (Vice Chair) Public Health School Districts
37th R.S. - 1921 Agriculture Education Enrolled Bills Insurance Public Printing

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