Greiner, John, 1810-1871
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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| creatorOf | Greiner, John, 1810-1871. Papers 1849-1865. | Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Greiner, John, 1810-1871. Whig Party campaign song, circa 1848. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Tyler, John, 1790-1862 | person |
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Birth 1810
Death 1871-05-13
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