Berry, George (d. 1947)
Berry, George (d. 1947)
First president of the British-based organization International Spiritualists' Federation (ISF). He was a member of the Spiritualist's National Union prior to World War I. In 1916 he joined the council on which he served for many years. He became vice-president in 1919 and afterward served as president (1920-22) and general secretary (1922-32). He also edited the publication National Spiritualist Monthly from July 1924 to December 1932.
Berry participated in the inaugural meeting of the International Spiritualists' Federation in 1922 in London and the next year traveled to Liége, Belgium, when a constitution was drawn up. Berry was elected first president and served a six-year term. He was succeeded by Ernest W. Oaten, whom he had previously followed in the presidency of the Spiritualist's National Union. In 1936 Berry suffered a stroke, which obliged him to relinquish his ISF duties. He died July 13, 1947.