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Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, who as a member of the Second Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. From 1813 until his death in 1814, he served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him.
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politics · Founding Father, U.S. vice president (1813–1814) · politician · diplomat · governor · vice president · also Elbridge Gerry, Elbridge Thomas Gerry, Gerry
Born 17 July 1744 · Died 23 November 1814 · Q219797
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1814· 3 entries
Gerry suffered a heart attack while visiting Joseph Nourse of the Treasury Department, and he died soon after returning to his home in the Seven Buildings
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Died 1814-11-23.
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Served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison
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1813· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1813–1814).
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1812· 3 entries
(once again at the hands of Caleb Strong, whom the Federalists had brought out of retirement)
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Citing Democratic-Republican support for the War of 1812
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The state adopted new constitutionally mandated electoral district boundaries
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1811· 1 entry
With Gerry once again victorious in a highly acrimonious campaign
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1810· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of Massachusetts (1810–1812).
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1803· 1 entry
Democratic-Republicans in the state were divided, and Gerry only had regional support of the party
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1789· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1789–1793).
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1787· 1 entry
Career landmark: Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention (1787–1787).
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1781· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1781).
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1744· 1 entry
Born 1744-07-17.
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