Greiner, John, 1810-1871
Biographical notes:
Born in Philadelphia in 1810, John Greiner moved to Marietta, Oh., in the late 1830s and worked as a house and sign painter. Active in the temperance movement and in Whig Party politics in Ohio, he won fame as a Whig campaign songwriter and a leader of songs at Whig raillies. He served as Ohio state librarian from 1845-1851 and was later appointed secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, a post he held between 1852 and 1853.
From the description of Whig Party campaign song, circa 1848. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 173818713
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Subjects:
- Campaign songs
- Presidents
Occupations:
- Lyricists
Places:
- United States (as recorded)
- New Mexico (as recorded)
- Ohio (as recorded)
