Joseph Ogden Berry
Full Name: Joseph Ogden BerryDate of birth: December 9, 1919
Date of death: August 17, 2001
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 42 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 | 50th | Democrat | Commerce / Hunt | Hunt, Rains |
Terms of Service top
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House District 42
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 Legislatures: 50th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Commerce / Hunt Counties in district: Hunt, Rains |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 111, to name Joseph Ogden Berry's sons Joseph O. Berry II, William David Berry, and George Madison Berry as Mascots of the House, 3/4/1947. Adopted, 4/10/1947. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, World War II and Korea. Obituary, Joseph Ogden Berry, 8/25/2001. Fredericksburg Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg, Va.).
Other Resources
- Joseph Ogden Berry, birth date 12/9/1920 in Fruitvale, Texas, death date August 2001. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Ancestry.com.
- Mentioned in obituary of Ernestelle Berry, 5/13/2007. "In Commerce, Ernestelle met and married Joseph Ogden Berry. Following World War II, Ogden was elected to the Texas Legislature in 1946 and served in the Fiftieth Legislative Session representing Hunt County. Ogden's service in the Legislature was Ernestelle's introduction to Austin, the city that would eventually become her home for nearly 50 years. In 1948, Ernestelle became a single mom with three young sons to raise and educate." Austin American-Statesman.
- Obituary, Joseph Ogden Berry, 8/25/2001. Death date 8/17/2001. Fredericksburg Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg, Va.).
- 50th Legislature - birth date 12/9/1919. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.O. Berry, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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50th R.S. - 1947
Banks and Banking Engrossed Bills Insurance Military and Veterans Affairs Municipal and Private Corporations |
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