James Lafayette Greer
Full Name: James Lafayette GreerDate of birth: October 27, 1836
Date of death: October 27, 1922
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 14 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin | |
| H | 14 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin |
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House District 14
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th Party: Democrat Home City/County: McKinney / Collin Counties in district: Collin |
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House District 14
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: McKinney / Collin Counties in district: Collin |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 340-341. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Military Service Notes
- Photograph of James Lafayette Greer, C.S.A., Company D, 4th Georgia Infantry, Alabama Department of Archives and History Digital Archive.
- Confederate States Army, Lieutenant, Company D, 4th Regiment Georgia Volunteers. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Confederate States Army, Company D, 4th Georgia Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia. James Lafayette Greer, birth date 10/27/1836, death date 10/27/1922, burial in Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, with spouse Laura Eveline Greer and daughter Claudia Jane Greer. Inscription, "One of the Immortal Six Hundred." Includes photo and obituary from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10/28/1922, p. 9. Find a Grave.
- James Lafayette Greer, birth date 10/27/1836, death date 10/27/1922. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Other Resources
- "Witness of Battle of Merrimac and Monitor Dies, 10/28/1922, p. 2. San Antonio Evening News.
- 23rd Legislature (1893) - J.L. Greer, postoffice McKinney, nativity Alabama, age 56, farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.L. Greer, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.L. Greer, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. J.L. Greer, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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