George S. Berry

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

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 449. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

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. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
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 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.

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. S. Berry, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. S. Berry, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

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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