Edward
Irwin
Berry

EDWARD IRWIN BERRY 

EDWARD IRWIN BERRY was born in Camden, New Jersey, August 7, 1875, and has lived in Camden County ever since, residing at present in Merchantville, New Jersey. On his father's side he comes of a long line of New England ancestors, the earliest known member of the family having settled near Portland, Maine, sometime about 1700. His mother, Harriett (Irwin) Berry, was born near Birmingham, England. He was educated in the public schools of Camden City, and afterward in Temple College, now Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was admitted to the bar as an attorney at the June term of 1899, and as a counsellor at the November term of 1910. While a boy he studied shorthand and became so proficient that on January 1, 1895, he was made assistant of the then Official Court Reporter of the Second Judicial District of New Jersey, Mr. George W. Black, and upon Mr. Black's resignation from the position in June, 1904, was made official court reporter, which position he has since held. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, the South Jersey Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, and local lodges of Masons and Elks. In 1907 he married Anna R. Kingdon, of Mt. Holly, New Jersey, by whom he has two children: Edward I., Jr., born August 21, 1909, and J. Kingdon, born December 12, 1912..