Geo. S. Berry

George Sebastian Berry

Full Name: George Sebastian Berry
Date of birth: September 15, 1898
Date of death: July 1, 1955

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 97-2 Jan 11, 1955 - Jul 1, 1955 54th (1)   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock
H 97-2 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Lubbock / Lubbock   Lubbock

(1) Berry died 7/1/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 97-2
Jan 11, 1955 - Jul 1, 1955
Legislatures: 54th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Lubbock
House District 97-2
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock
Counties in district: Lubbock

(1) Berry died 7/1/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, September 1955, p. 547. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

  • Signal Corps, Private, World War I. Military grave marker, George S. Berry, birth date 9/15/1898, death date 7/1/1955, burial in Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County. Includes biographical sketch, photo of Private Geo. S. Berry. Find a Grave.
  • United States Army Signal Corps, Private, 13th Service Company, World War I. Commander of American Legion Department of Texas, 1947-1948. George S. Berry Post 575, American Legion, Department of Texas.
  • Military service in Signal Corps described in "Events of First Armistice Day Recalled by World War I Vets," 11/11/1948, pp. 1, 10. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.

Other Resources

  • George Sebastian Berry, birth date 9/15/1898 in Hood County, Texas; parents Francis Marion Berry and Drusilla Jane Burton. FamilySearch Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981.
  • George S. Berry, birth date 9/15/1898 in Tolar, Texas; death date 7/1/1955 in Austin, Travis County; usual residence in Lubbock; attorney; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Obituary and photo, "George Berry Dies in Austin Hospital" and "Special Election Required to Name Successor to Rep. Berry," 7/2/1955, pp. 1, 12; "Last Rites Held for Rep. George Berry," 7/4/1955, p. 3. Born 9/15/1898 in Granbury, Hood County. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
  • Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955
Education  
Insurance  
Judicial Districts  
Military and Veteran's Affairs (Chair) 
Municipal and Private Corporations  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Education  
Highways and Roads  
Insurance  
Judiciary  
Livestock and Stock Raising  

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