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Berrien, John Mcpherson

was born Aug. 23, 1781, in New Jersey. In 1809 he was elected solicitor-general of Georgia, and the next year judge of the eastern circuit.

During the war of 1812 he had command of a regiment of volunteer cavalry; and served in the state legislature for several years.

In 1824 he was elected to the United States senate, where he remained until 1829, when he took a seat in the cabinet of President Jackson as attorney-general.

In 1840 he was again elected to the United States senate for six years. In 1845 he was elected one of the judges of the supreme court of Georgia; and in 1847 was once more elected to the United States senate, resigning his seat in May, 1852.

He died Jan. 1, 1856, in Savannah, Ga.

BERRY, A. MOORE, lawyer, financier, was born Dec. 5, 1849, in Greenville, S. C.

He was law reporter of the court of appeals for twelve years in St. Louis, and during his incumbency of that office he prepared and published twenty-eight volumes of Missouri Appeal Reports. He is president of the Southern Saving-Fund and Loan company.