Ellis Yarnal Berry

Ellis Yarnal Berry

Ellis Yarnal Berry (born October 6, 1902 in Larchwood , Lyon County , Iowa , † April 1, 1999 in Rapid City , South Dakota ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1971 he represented the second constituency of the state of South Dakota in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement

Ellis Berry attended Philip High School in South Dakota and then from 1920 to 1922 Morningside College in Sioux City . After studying law at the University of South Dakota , he was admitted to the bar in 1927. He then began to work in Kennebec and from 1929 in McLaughlin in his new profession. He then became a district attorney and mayor of McLaughlin. From 1931 to 1939, Berry was also a probate judge in Corson County . Since 1938 he was also active in the newspaper business as editor of the newspaper "McLaughlin Messenger". In 1952 the papers "McIntosh News" and "Morristown World" were to be added. From 1938 to 1950 he also edited the magazine of the South Dakota Bar Association.

Political career

Ellis Berry was a member of the Republican Party , whose congresses in South Dakota he attended in 1934, 1936 and 1938 as a delegate. He was elected to the South Dakota Senate in 1939 and 1941 . From 1940 to 1943 he was a member of a commission of the states through which the Missouri flows, which dealt with this river and the related issues. Between 1946 and 1950, Berry served on his state's education committee. In 1950 he was elected to the US House of Representatives for the second constituency of South Dakota as the successor to Francis H. Case . After a total of nine re-elections, he was able to exercise this mandate between January 3, 1951 and January 3, 1971 in ten legislative terms. In 1970 he decided not to run again. Ellis Berry spent his twilight years in Rapid City, where he also died in 1999.

Web links

• Ellis Yarnal Berry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Ellis Yarnal Berry in the database of Find a Grave (English)