- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856)
- Creator:
- Johnson, Charles J.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-03-31
- Subject:
- Berrien, John MacPherson, 1781-1856
Legislators--United States
Attorneys general--United States
Lawyers--Georgia--Savannah - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about John Macpherson Berrien. 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.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/john-macpherson-berrien-1781-1856/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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