John M. Berry | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate |
Term Start: | January 8, 1980 |
Term End: | January 1, 1982 |
Predecessor: | Tom Garrett |
Successor: | Joe Wright |
State Senate1: | Kentucky |
District1: | 26th |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1974 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1982 |
Predecessor1: | Tom Harris |
Successor1: | Louis Peniston |
Birth Date: | 1935 |
Death Date: | October 27, 2016 (aged 81) |
Party: | Democratic |
John M. Berry Jr. (1935 – October 27, 2016) was an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1974 to 1982, serving as majority leader of the body from 1980 to 1982. Berry was first elected in 1973, after incumbent senator Tom Harris resigned to become the Kentucky natural resources commissioner.[1] He did not seek reelection in 1981.[2]
He died in October 2016 at age 81.[3]