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Berrien, John Macpherson (John)
1781 - He was born on the 23rd of August in Rocky Hill, near Princeton, New Jersey.
1782 - Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia.
1796 - He graduated from Princeton College.
1799 - He studied law in Savannah and was admitted to the bar.
- He began practice in Louisville, Georgia.
1809 - He returned to Savannah he was elected solicitor of the eastern judicial circuit of Georgia.
1810 - He was Judge of the judicial circuit of Georgia.
1812 - He served as captain of the Georgia Hussars, a Savannah volunteer company, in the War.
1821 - He resigned as a Judge.
1825 - He was elected as Senator from Georgia.
1829-1831 - He resigned to accept the position of Attorney General in the Cabinet of President Andrew Jackson.
1841-1845 - He was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate.
1845 - He resigned to accept an appointment to the supreme court of Georgia.
1847-1852 - He was re-elected to the Senate, when he resigned for the third time.
- He served as the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
1855 - He became President of the American Party convention at Milledgeville.
1856 - He died in Savannah on the 1st of January and was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
1782 - Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia.
1796 - He graduated from Princeton College.
1799 - He studied law in Savannah and was admitted to the bar.
- He began practice in Louisville, Georgia.
1809 - He returned to Savannah he was elected solicitor of the eastern judicial circuit of Georgia.
1810 - He was Judge of the judicial circuit of Georgia.
1812 - He served as captain of the Georgia Hussars, a Savannah volunteer company, in the War.
1821 - He resigned as a Judge.
1825 - He was elected as Senator from Georgia.
1829-1831 - He resigned to accept the position of Attorney General in the Cabinet of President Andrew Jackson.
1841-1845 - He was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate.
1845 - He resigned to accept an appointment to the supreme court of Georgia.
1847-1852 - He was re-elected to the Senate, when he resigned for the third time.
- He served as the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
1855 - He became President of the American Party convention at Milledgeville.
1856 - He died in Savannah on the 1st of January and was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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