Bernard Berry
Bernard J. Berry (October 2, 1902 – January 6, 1963) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 33rd mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1953 to 1957. He took office following the resignation of John V. Kenny. Biography He was born on July 3, 1913, in the working class downtown section known as the Horseshoe, Jersey City. At age 14 he began work for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, eventually becoming operating agent. During World War II he expedited the movement of thousands of tons of war materials. Active in the 1929 and 1933 campaigns against Jersey City’s long-serving Mayor and political Boss Frank Hague, he joined the effort of former Hague ally turned opponent John V. Kenny in the insurgent campaign that defeated Hague’s chosen successor in 1949. After the victory, Kenny appointed Berry to the Board of Education, and then to the Commission itself as Public Safety Director on the death of James F. Murray Sr. In the election of 1953, Berry was one of ...
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Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populousTable1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022. city (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark, New Jersey, Newark.The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010
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