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John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781 – January 1, 1856) was a United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
John MacPherson Berrien was born in 1781 in Rocky Hill, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton College in 1796 and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1799. Berrien began his law practice in 1799, at the age of 18, and worked as a private attorney until 1810 when he assumed the judgeship of the Eastern District of Georgia.
Jun 17, 2018 · John M. Berrien of Georgia, attorney general in the first cabinet of Andrew Jackson, was not among the dominant figures of that adminis-tration. Yet he played a vital part in it despite the fact that he was not interested in the political advancement of Martin Van Buren or John C. Calhoun, and was friendly to the Bank of the United States. The em-
John M. Berrien's family moved to Georgia in 1783. However, Berrien was sent to New York and New Jersey for education and graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1796. He returned to Georgia to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1799.
OVERVIEW: FULL NAME: John Macpherson Berrien. BORN: August 23, 1781. Rocky Hill, New Jersey. DIED: January 1, 1856 (age 74) Savannah, Georgia.
Mar 31, 2006 · John Macpherson Berrien was an eloquent lawyer, a U.S. senator, and the attorney general of the United States during U.S. president Andrew Jackson’s administration. Berrien County , created in south Georgia in 1856, is named for him.
John Macpherson Berrien, pictured circa 1830, served as a state senator, a U.S. senator, and the attorney general of the United States under President Andrew Jackson. A native of New Jersey, Berrien spent much of his life in Savannah. Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Georgia Photo File.
