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George Peery | |
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| 52nd Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 18, 1934 – January 15, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | John Pollard |
| Succeeded by | James Price |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office November 16, 1936 – September 14, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Paul V. McNutt |
| Succeeded by | Robert Leroy Cochran |
| Member of the State Corporation Commission | |
| In office November 29, 1929 – April 17, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Louis S. Epes |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Ozlin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | C. Bascom Slemp |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Shaffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Campbell Peery October 28, 1873 Cedar Bluff, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 1952 (aged 78) Richlands, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery 37°07′37″N 81°31′11″W / 37.1270676°N 81.5197144°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Bane Gillespie |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Emory and Henry College (BA) Washington and Lee University (LLB) |
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George Campbell Peery (October 28, 1873 – October 14, 1952) was an American Democratic politician, and was the 52nd governor of Virginia from 1934 to 1938. He became the second governor to be selected, at least partially, by the soon to be very powerful Byrd Organization, led by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr.[1]
- ^ Joseph A. Fry, "George C. Peery; Byrd Regular and Depression Governor" in Younger and Moore (eds), The Governors of Virginia 1860-1978 (Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia 1978) p. 261