Campbell Polson Berry

Campbell Polson Berry
Campbell Polson Berry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd congressional district
	In office; March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883
Speaker of the California State Assembly
	In office; 1877 - 1878
Member of the California State Assembly
	In office; 1869 - 1878
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1834; Jackson County, Alabama
Died	January 8, 1901; Wheatland, California
Political party	Democrat

Campbell Polson Berry (November 7, 1834 – January 8, 1901) was a Democratic politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1869 to 1873 and again from 1875 to 1880, representing Sutter County, and became Speaker of the Assembly in 1877–78. He later served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California's 3rd District.

Life and career

Born in Jackson County, Alabama; Berry moved with his parents to Berryville, Arkansas in 1841. He attended grammar school in Berryville, and moved to California in 1848, settling near Yuba City. Berry engaged in agricultural pursuits and worked in the mercantile business [1] before being elected to the California State Assembly in the 1868 election. For a year, Berry served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly for one year before his election the U.S. House of Representatives in 1878.

In 1882, Berry declined to be a candidate for renomination and was succeeded by Democrat Barclay Henley.

In 1901, Berry died. He is interred in Fairview Cemetery in Sutter County, California.

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References

"BERRY, Campbell Polson - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

External links

United States Congress. "Campbell Polson Berry (id: B000415)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Political offices
Preceded by B. R. Spilman	California State Assemblyman, 23rd District (Sutter County seat) 1869–1873	Succeeded by Augustus L. Chandler
Preceded by John Simpson	California State Assemblyman, 25th District 1875–1880	Succeeded by Augustus L. Chandler
Preceded by Gideon J. Carpenter	Speaker of the California State Assembly December 1877 – April 1878	Succeeded by Jabez F. Cowdery
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John K. Luttrell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd congressional district 1879–1883	Succeeded by Barclay Henley

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[1] "BERRY, Campbell Polson - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-29.