George William Berry (18 May 1913 – 4 April 1998) was an Australian politician who was a

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member of the Legislative Council of

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from 1968 to 1980, representing

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. Berry was born in

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to Annie Adelaide (née Holding) and George Berry. He attended the

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, but left at the age of 13. Berry enlisted in the

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(RAAF) in 1941, and during the war served as a flight sergeant. After the war, he worked in Spearwood as a master butcher, and served on the Fremantle Road Board from 1946 to 1952. Berry moved to Carnarvon in 1954, where he farmed bananas. He served as secretary and treasurer of the local Liberal Party branch, and entered parliament at the 1968 state election, winning his seat from

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. Berry was re-elected at the 1974 election, but retired at the 1980 election. He died in Carnarvon in April 1998, aged 84. He had married Dorothy Isabel Straughair in 1943, with whom he had three children. A son-in-law,

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, was also a member of parliament.George William Berry
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, George 1913 births 1998 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Western Australian local councillors Royal Australian Air Force airmen