Clare Berryhill

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix =

| name = Clare Berryhill

| honorific_suffix =

| image = Clare Berryhill, 1975.jpg

| alt =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|12|4}}

| birth_place = Fresno County, California

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|3|18|1925|12|4}}

| death_place = Ceres, California

| state_senate = California

| district = 3rd

| term = January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1976

| preceded = Stephen P. Teale

| succeeded = Albert S. Rodda

| state_assembly1 = California

| district1 = 30th

| term1 = June 4, 1969 – January 4, 1971

| predecessor1 = John Veneman

| successor1 = Ernest LaCoste

| party = Republican

| children = 5, including Tom and Bill

| spouse = Maryellen Berryhill

}}

Clare L. Berryhill (December 4, 1925 – March 18, 1996) was an American politician.

Berryhill was born in Fresno County, California. He lived in Ceres, California, and was a grape grower. He served in the California State Assembly from 1969 to 1971 and in the California Senate from 1973 to 1977. Berryhill was a Republican. In 1983, Berryhill served as the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Berryhill died from cancer in Ceres, California. His sons Bill Berryhill and Tom Berryhill also served in the California Legislature.'Clare Berryhill; Former Agriculture Director and State Legislator,'' Los Angeles Times, March 22, 1996[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/1510 Join California.com.-Clare Berryhill][https://ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=71043 Our Campaigns.com.-Clare L. Berryhill][https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1224728/former-state-lawmaker-berryhill-passes-away.html Former State Lawmaker Berryhill Passes Away]