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- He was the Governor of Massachusetts in 1810 and 1811. Gerry is linked to the beginning of “gerrymandering” due to his redistricting efforts. He was Vice President of the United States, under President James Madison, from 1812 until he died in 1814. Gerry is the only Signer of the Declaration of Independence buried in Washington, D.C.
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Elbridge Gerry (/ ˈ ɡ ɛr i /; July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1814. [1]
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Jul 19, 2024 · Elbridge Gerry (born July 17, 1744, Marblehead, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died November 23, 1814, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was a signer of the American Declaration of Independence and the fifth vice president of the United States (1813–14) in the second term of Pres. James Madison.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Elbridge Gerry, the governor who signed the bill creating the misshapen Massachusetts district, was a Founding Father: signer of the Declaration of Independence, reluctant framer of the...
Aug 3, 2020 · Today, Elbridge Gerry is best known for being the force and namesake behind “Gerrymandering.” That has obscured the significance of a founder who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and later ascended to the Vice Presidency.
Jul 29, 2024 · Elbridge Gerry was a Founding Father and helped establish the United States. Gerry was also a merchant, politician, and diplomat. Gerry served as the 5th Vice President of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until he died in 1814.
- Randal Rust
Elbridge Gerry helped organize a boycott of tea in 1770, and he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature in 1772 where he met and befriended Samuel Adams. The two men corresponded extensively, and Adams considered Gerry an intelligent and trustworthy patriot.
Elbridge Gerry passed on November 23, 1814, and he is the only signer of the Declaration of Independence to be buried in Washington DC. Not long after his passing, the United States defeated Great Britain and won limited concessions from the Treaty of Ghent .
