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Elbridge Gerry. Elbridge Gerry ( / ˈɡɛri /; 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] The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him.
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. From his name, the term gerrymander later was derived.
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Aug 3, 2020 · Gerry, along with George Mason and Edmund Randolph, is one of three dissenters who refused to sign the Constitution in September 1787 as depicted in the National Constitution Center’s “Signers’ Hall .”. Scholars have treated Gerry as a paradoxical figure, a maverick, and an obstinate member of the Convention opposed to everything—or ...
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Elbridge Gerry was an average student and was graduated in 1762. He then joined his two older brothers and his father in the family business, where he gained an appreciation for commerce and finance. Gerry was a small man with a broad forehead and a long nose. Contemporaries admired his integrity and attention to detail.
Jun 27, 2018 · Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814), American patriot and statesman, signed the Declaration of Independence and was vice president under James Madison. Elbridge Gerry was one of 12 children born to Thomas and Elizabeth Gerry. Little is known of his youth, from his birth on July 17, 1744, in Marblehead, Mass., to his 1758 entrance to Harvard College.
Elbridge Gerry was born on July 17, 1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, to a family of successful merchants. He entered his father’s merchant business after receiving his education. By the 1770s the Gerrys were among the wealthiest merchants in Massachusetts.
Elbridge Gerry ( / ˈɡɛri /; 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. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him.
