Henry Berry (politician)

Henry Berry

CBE (7 January 1883 – 14 February 1956) was a British Labour Party

Born in

Woolwich Borough Council, and was Mayor of Woolwich in 1935/36, and on the London County Council from 1928 to 1955, including as vice chairman from 1940 until 1944.^[1]

Berry also promoted allotments, and was treasurer of the National Allotments Society from 1923, and president of the International Allotments Federation from 1947 until 1949.^[1]

In the Labour landslide at the

William Steward

.

In 1951, Berry was made a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 26.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis William Beech	Member of Parliament for Woolwich West 1945–1950	Succeeded by William Steward
Civic offices
Preceded by Alfred Henry Gilder	Mayor of Woolwich 1935–1936	Succeeded by Mabel Crout
Preceded by William Prescott	Chairman of the Metropolitan Water Board 1940–1946	Succeeded by Harold Henry Gibbons

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