John Allen Greer

{{Short description|American politician (1874–1941)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = John A. Greer

|native_name =

|native_name_lang =

|honorific-suffix =

|image =

|imagesize =

|alt =

|caption =

|order =

|district = 20th

|state_senate = Tennessee

|term_start = 1909

|term_end = 1911

|predecessor = William B. Greenlaw

|successor = Tenant Brown

|constituency =

|majority =

|order2 =

|office2 =

|term_start2 =

|term_end2 =

|alongside2 =

|predecessor2 =

|successor2 =

|constituency2 =

|majority2 =

|birth_date = 1874

|birth_place = Lobelville, Tennessee, US

|death_date = 1941

|death_place = Memphis, Tennessee, US

|resting_place = Fairview Cemetery, Newbern, Tennessee

|restingplacecoordinates =

|birthname =

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|otherparty =

|spouse = Mary Jones Greer{{cite news |title=Hon. John A. Greer Dies Sat. April 5 |work=The Perry Countian |date=11 April 1941}}

|children = 1

|residence = Dyersburg, Tennessee, US

|alma_mater = Cumberland University

|occupation =

|profession = Politician, lawyer

|committees =

|signature =

|signature_alt =

|website =

|footnotes =

|blank1 =

|data1 =

|blank2 =

|data2 =

|blank3 =

|data3 =

|blank4 =

|data4 =

|blank5 =

|data5 =

|nickname =

|allegiance =

|branch =

|serviceyears =

|rank =

|unit =

|commands =

|battles =

|awards =

|military_blank1 = |military_data1 =

|military_blank2 = |military_data2 =

}}

John Allen Greer (1874–1941) was an American politician and attorney. Greer was member of the Tennessee State Senate representing Tennessee's 20th Senate district, composed of Lewis County, Maury County, and Perry County from 1909 to 1911.{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Diane |title=Tennessee Senators |page=160 |url=https://sostngovbuckets.s3.amazonaws.com/tsla/history/misc/tga-senate2.pdf}} During his time in state government he was a prominent advocate of alcohol prohibition.