James E. Berry

James Berry

6th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
In office January 15, 1935 – January 10, 1955
Governor	E. W. Marland Leon C. Phillips Robert S. Kerr Roy J. Turner Johnston Murray
Preceded by	Robert Burns
Succeeded by	Cowboy Pink Williams
Personal details
Born	October 2, 1881 near Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri
Died	November 22, 1966 (aged 85) Stillwater, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic
Profession	banker, politician

James Edward Berry (October 2, 1881, near Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri – November 22, 1966, Stillwater, Oklahoma) was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1935 to 1955.

Berry was born in Missouri in 1881 and came to Oklahoma as a teenager, first living on a farm near Blackwell, Oklahoma and moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma to attend Oklahoma A&M College. Berry served in the Oklahoma National Guard, rising to the rank of major, before the end of his service. A banker, he was elected president of the Stillwater bank in 1929.

Berry lost his first race for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1930. He won the seat on his second attempt in 1934 and was sworn in alongside Governor of Oklahoma E.W. Marland in 1935. He continued to serve until 1955, under four different governors.