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Henry Berry (7 January 1883 - 14 February 1956) was an engineer and Labour Party politician in the Woolwich area. Born in Woolwich, he was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Berry. Educated at Woolwich Polytechnic and Goldsmiths College, he took up various engineering posts at Siemens, Hoe & Company and Amalgamated Press before establishing his own consultancy. In 1906 he married Mary Winifred Startup (d 1945). He died in a Sidcup nursing home, aged 73.

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  • Henry Berry (7 January 1883 - 14 February 1956) was an engineer and Labour Party politician in the Woolwich area. Born in Woolwich, he was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Berry. Educated at Woolwich Polytechnic and Goldsmiths College, he took up various engineering posts at Siemens, Hoe & Company and Amalgamated Press before establishing his own consultancy. In 1906 he married Mary Winifred Startup (d 1945). He died in a Sidcup nursing home, aged 73.
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  • Henry Berry (7 January 1883 - 14 February 1956) was an engineer and Labour Party politician in the Woolwich area. Born in Woolwich, he was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Berry. Educated at Woolwich Polytechnic and Goldsmiths College, he took up various engineering posts at Siemens, Hoe & Company and Amalgamated Press before establishing his own consultancy. From 1922-45 he was a member of Woolwich Borough Council, serving as Mayor of Woolwich for 1935-36, and from 1928-55 was a member of London County Council representing Woolwich East. He served a single term as member of parliament for Woolwich West 1945-50. He was a member of the Metropolitan Water Board from 1923 and was chairman of the MWB from 1940–46, when his engineering expertise was vital in maintaining the capital's water supply during the wartime bombing. He was also involved in various allotments organisations, Water Works associations and Thames Conservancy. In 1906 he married Mary Winifred Startup (d 1945). He died in a Sidcup nursing home, aged 73.
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