George C. Peery

George Peery
52nd Governor of Virginia
In office
January 18, 1934 – January 15, 1938
Preceded byJohn Pollard
Succeeded byJames Price
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
November 16, 1936 – September 14, 1937
Preceded byPaul V. McNutt
Succeeded byRobert Leroy Cochran
Member of the State Corporation Commission
In office
November 29, 1929 – April 17, 1933
Preceded byLouis S. Epes
Succeeded byThomas W. Ozlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929
Preceded byC. Bascom Slemp
Succeeded byJoseph Shaffer
Personal details
Born
George Campbell Peery

(1873-10-28)October 28, 1873
Cedar Bluff, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1952(1952-10-14) (aged 78)
Richlands, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeMaplewood Cemetery
37°07′37″N 81°31′11″W / 37.1270676°N 81.5197144°W / 37.1270676; -81.5197144
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNancy Bane Gillespie
Children3
EducationEmory 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]

  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