James E. Berry
James Edward Berry (October 2, 1881 – November 22, 1966) was an American politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1935 to 1955.[2] No other person has beaten or even tied Berry's record for holding that office. Although he tried twice to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, he was unsuccessful in both attempts. He was finally upset in a primary runoff election against Cowboy Pink Williams in 1954.[3]
James Berry
October 2, 1881
near Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri[1]
November 22, 1966 (aged 85)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Banker, politician
Major
Early life[edit]
Berry was born in Missouri in 1881 and came to Oklahoma as a teenager, first living on a farm near present-day Blackwell, Oklahoma and moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma to attend Oklahoma A&M College. Berry served in the Oklahoma National Guard, rising to the rank of major, before the end of his service. A banker, he was elected president of the Stillwater bank in 1929.[2]