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 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.

External links

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