Richard Nixon Berry (May 3, 1873 – September 17, 1956) was a Canadian dentist and political figure in

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. He represented Haldimand in the

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from 1923 to 1926 and from 1929 to 1934 as a

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member. He was born in Seneca township, the son of Nixon Berry and Eliza Jane Hassard. Berry was educated in

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and at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons. In 1904, he married Harriette Esther Hind. Berry served as reeve for Caledonia from 1920 to 1923 and as warden for

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in 1923. He died in Hamilton in 1956.

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* 1873 births 1956 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs People from Haldimand County Canadian dentists {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub