Elbridge Gerry
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 210 years ago |
Date of birth | July 17,1744 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Marblehead |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 23,1814 |
Died | Washington |
D.C. | |
United States | |
Party | Democratic-Republican Party |
Children | Thomas Russell Gerry |
James Thompson Gerry | |
Elbridge Gerry Jr. | |
Did you know | Elbridge Gerry cast the ninth-most tie-breaking votes (9) among presidents of the Senate of the United States. |
Job | Politician |
Diplomat | |
Books | Letterbook, Paris, 1797-1798 |
Message of the President of the United States to Both Houses of Congress: April 3d. 1798 | |
Spouse | Ann Gerry |
Education | Harvard University |
Place of burial | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States |
Parents | Elizabeth Greenleaf Gerry |
Thomas Gerry | |
Previous position | US Vice President (1813–1814) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 530008 |
Elbridge Gerry Life story
Elbridge Gerry 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.