John M. Berry


John McDonogh Berry was an American politician and jurist.
Born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, Berry went to Phillips Academy and received his bachelor's degree from Yale University. He then studied law and was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1850. In 1853, Berry moved to Lanesboro, Minnesota Territory and then, in 1855, moved to Faribault, Minnesota. Berry served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1857. He then served in the Minnesota State Senate in 1863 and 1864. In 1879, Berry moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Berry then served in the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1865 until his death in Minneapolis in 1887.