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| In office May 6, 1937 – November 8, 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Nathan L. Bachman |
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| Succeeded by | Tom Stewart |
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| Born | September 12, 1882 Rogersville, Tennessee |
| Died | December 4, 1948 (aged 66) Pressmen's Home, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
George Leonard Berry (September 12, 1882 – December 4, 1948) was president of the International Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America from 1907 to 1948 and a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee, 1937 - 1938. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nathan Lynn Bachman ( August 8, 1878 &ndash April 23, 1937) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1933 until Arthur Thomas Stewart ( January 11, 1892 &ndash October 10, 1972) more commonly known as Tom Stewart, was a Democratic Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rogersville is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pressmen's Home was the headquarters for the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America from 1911-67 Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Early life
Berry was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, near Rogersville. Hawkins County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Rogersville is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. He left home at a very early age, becoming a pressman's assistant in 1891. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He worked in this trade and was a labor union activist, being elected president of its international union in 1907. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Pressmen's Home
During his tenure, the Pressmen's Union acquired and operated the former Hale Springs Resort, a mineral water resort in East Tennessee not far from Berry's boyhood home, as a sanatorium for its members suffering from "consumption" (tuberculosis), a common ailment of its members in that era, a residential trade school for its members to learn more advanced trades and increase their income, and as its international headquarters. In many places mineral water is often colloquially used to mean Carbonated water (which is usually carbonated mineral water as opposed to tap water A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee, one of A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common ATTENTION *** This article is not "Vocational education in the United States"
Berry had learned of its availability during a visit to his home area in conjunction with a search of the relatively-nearby Asheville, North Carolina area, then renowned for its supposed curative properties with regard to respiratory disease. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United This facility became known as the Pressmen's Home. It was designed to be largely self-sufficient, and one point had a large agricultural operation, and, prior to the coming of the Tennessee Valley Authority, its own hydroelectric power plant. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide
Political experience
In World War I, Berry participated in the American Expeditionary Force with the rank of major, serving overseas 1918-1919, and then returned home to resume active leadership of his union. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was frequently a delegate to many national and international labor meetings and congresses. On May 6, 1937, he was appointed to the United States Senate by governor of Tennessee Gordon Browning to serve in the place of Nathan L. Bachman, who had died in office. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Gordon Weaver Browning ( November 22, 1895 &ndash May 23, 1976) was an American Politician who represented Tennessee Nathan Lynn Bachman ( August 8, 1878 &ndash April 23, 1937) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1933 until
Turning the day-to-day operation of the union over to others, Berry moved to Washington, D.C. to attend to his senatorial duties. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Berry apparently enjoyed being a Senator well enough to desire election in his own right, and ran a campaign seeking the nomination to the balance of the term in the August, 1938 Democratic primary. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates
However, the people of Tennessee were apparently more interested having the sort of Senator more traditionally associated with the Democratic Party's Southern conservative wing than a labor activist, and Berry was defeated for the nomination by attorney Tom Stewart. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Arthur Thomas Stewart ( January 11, 1892 &ndash October 10, 1972) more commonly known as Tom Stewart, was a Democratic Governor Browning, who had appointed him to the Senate, was defeated for renomination by Prentice Cooper in the same primary. William Prentice Cooper (1895&ndash1969 was an American Politician and Governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945
Some political historians feel that these defeats can be almost entirely attributed to the influence of the Memphis-based political machine of E. H. Crump. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. A political machine is an unofficial system of a political organization based on Patronage, the Spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control and longstanding Edward Hull "Boss" Crump ( October 2, 1874 &ndash October 16, 1954) was a Memphis Tennessee Insurance broker ) Berry's service as a Senator ended on November 8, 1938, when the votes in the general election indicating Stewart's election were tallied, even though Stewart did not actually take the seat until early the next year. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election
Death
Berry returned to day-to-day operation of the union and his interests, including agriculture, around the Pressmen's Home until his death. (The union continued to operate the facility for several years after Berry's death. ) He was interred at Pressmen's Home but his body was later moved to Roger's Cemetery in nearby Rogersville.
See also
| Preceded by Nathan L. Bachman |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee 1937 – 1938 Served alongside: Kenneth D. McKellar |
Succeeded by Tom Stewart |
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