Conley Erwin Greear (March 2, 1887 – April 12, 1966) was an American politician and dentist from Virginia. He served as a member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

from 1954 to 1958.

Biography

Conley Erwin Greear was born on March 2, 1887, in

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Scott County, Virginia Scott County is a county located in the far southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia, on the border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,576. Its county seat is Gate City. Scott County was formed by an act of ...

. He graduated from

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and the

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with a

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Greear was a dentist for 56 years. He practiced dentistry in Fort Blackmore. Greear was a Republican. He served as a member of the

, representing Scott County, from 1954 to 1958. Greear married Venus Phobe Carter. He also married Ruth Addington. He had a son and daughter, Marion Carter and Louise. He was a Baptist. Greear died on April 12, 1966, at Holston Valley Community Hospital in

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. He was buried in Holston View Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greear, Conley E. 1887 births 1966 deaths People from Scott County, Virginia Emory and Henry University alumni Medical College of Virginia alumni Physicians from Virginia Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates 20th-century American dentists 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly