George Sebastian Berry
Full Name: George Sebastian BerryDate of birth: September 15, 1898
Date of death: July 1, 1955
Terms of Service
| 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 |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Berry died 7/1/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 54th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Lubbock
- Legislatures:
- 53rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Lubbock
Terms of service notes
(1) Berry died 7/1/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 449. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Memorial, September 1955, p. 547. Texas Bar Journal.
- 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.
- 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, 1890-1977.
- 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.
- Photograph. Geo. S. Berry, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Geo. S. Berry, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 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.
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