Albert S. Berry

This article is about the U.S. Representative from Kentucky. For the parachutist, see Albert Berry (parachutist).

Albert S. Berry


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	William Worth Dickerson
Succeeded by	Daniel Linn Gooch
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office 1878 1884
Personal details
Born	(1836-05-13)May 13, 1836 Dayton, Kentucky
Died	January 6, 1908(1908-01-06) (aged 71) Newport, Kentucky
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Miami University University of Cincinnati College of Law
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Marine Corps
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

United States Congress. "Albert S. Berry (id: B000414)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-05-07
Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1042–1043. Retrieved 2008-11-10.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William W. Dickerson	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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