New Hampshire Governor. Born in Bath, Maine, he was Governor of New Hampshire from 1861 to 1863 and elected on the Republican ticket. Prior to being Governor, he served in the State House of Representatives in 1828, 1833 to 1834, and in 1837. He served in the State Senate from 1835 to 1836. Governor Berry was a strong supporter of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. He died in Bristol. (bio by: Mayflower Pilgrim 332)