George L. Berry

George L. Berry

George Leonard Berry (born September 12, 1882 in Rogersville , Hawkins County , Tennessee , † December 4, 1948 ibid) was an American politician . In 1937 and 1938 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US Senate .

Career

George Berry attended public schools in his home country. Between 1891 and 1907 he worked in various cities in the press industry (Pressman). During the final phase of the First World War , he served as a major in the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe in 1918 and 1919 . There it was used to transport supplies by rail. He was a trade unionist from 1907 until his death in 1948. During this time he led the trade union International pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America . He was a delegate at numerous national and international trade union meetings. He also worked in agriculture and banking. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

After the death of US Senator Nathan L. Bachman , George Berry was appointed by Governor Gordon Browning to succeed him in Congress . He exercised this mandate between May 6, 1937 and November 8, 1938. In 1938 he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the official by-election for this Senate seat. Some historians argue that Conservative Tennessee thought Berry was too liberal and that the influential Edward Crump worked against him. Eventually, Tom Stewart was nominated as a Democratic candidate, who then won the election and took Berry's seat in the Senate. After his time in Washington, DC , George Berry continued his previous activities. He died on December 4, 1948 in the now defunct Pressmen's Home community near Rogersville.

Web links

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• George L. Berry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)