Thornton G. Berry Jr.

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Thornton G. Berry Jr.
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Born
December 13, 1904 – November 27, 1987

(1904-12-13) December 13, 1904 (age 119)
Sutton, West Virginia
DiedNovember 27, 1987(1987-11-27) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationCheif Justice

Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (December 13, 1904 – November 27, 1987) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from November 4, 1958[1] to December 31, 1976.[2]

He was born in Sutton (now part of West Virginia), the son of Thornton G. Berry and Mamie Newton née Kawalski Berry.[1] She was a member of the Colonial Dames of America.[3]

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[2] Berry was a Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat.

First permanenet chief justice of West Virginia.

He appointed West Virginia's State Federal Conerence attendees.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 555https://books.google.com/books?id=aKEmAQAAMAAJ&q=%22thornton+g.+berry%22+virginia+court&dq=%22thornton+g.+berry%22+virginia+court&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo7suBtIXuAhVSo1kKHZFQDIsQ6AEwA3oECAkQAg
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berry.html
  3. "Register of the Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1891-1915". 1915.
  4. "The Third Branch". 1970.

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