Albert S. Berry
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Albert S. Berry | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901 |
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Preceded by | William Worth Dickerson |
Succeeded by | Daniel Linn Gooch |
Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
In office 1878 1884 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Dayton, Kentucky |
May 13, 1836
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Newport, Kentucky |
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Miami University University of Cincinnati College of Law |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
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Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Albert Seaton Berry (May 13, 1836 – January 6, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Biography
Born in Fairfield (now Dayton), Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the public schools. He graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1855 and from the Cincinnati Law School in 1858. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law. He served as prosecuting attorney of Newport, Kentucky, in 1859. He served in the Confederate States Marine Corps throughout the Civil War. He served five terms as mayor of Newport, beginning in 1870. He served as member of the Kentucky Senate in 1878 and 1884.
Berry was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900.
He resumed the practice of law. He was appointed and subsequently elected judge of the seventeenth judicial district of Kentucky and served from 1905 until his death in Newport, Kentucky, January 6, 1908. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
References
- Albert S. Berry at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-05-07
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901 |
Succeeded by Daniel L. Gooch |
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