Alexander Berry

Alexander Berry
Berry, c. 1856
Born(1781-11-30)30 November 1781
Hilltarvit Mains Farmhouse, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Died17 September 1873(1873-09-17) (aged 91)
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
Known forPioneering Australian merchant and landowner

Alexander Berry (30 November 1781 – 17 September 1873) was a Scottish-born surgeon, merchant and explorer who was given in 1822 a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km2) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.

This settlement became known as the Coolangatta Estate and developed into what is now the town of Berry, named in honour of Alexander and his brother David.