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November 1814 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Gerry war Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung, später Gouverneur von Massachusetts und vom 4. März 1813 bis zu seinem Tod im folgenden Jahr Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten unter James Madison.
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.
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.
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3. Aug. 2020 · Learn about Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, who refused to sign the Constitution. Explore his role in the Constitutional Convention, his views on representation, slavery, and the presidency, and his later career as a vice president.
Elbridge Thomas Gerry [ ˈɛlbɹɪdʒ ˈgɛɹɪ] (* 6. Juli jul. / 17. Juli 1744 greg. in Marblehead, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay; † 23. November 1814 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Gerry war Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung, später Gouverneur von Massachusetts und vom 4.
2. Feb. 2023 · During his second term as governor of Massachusetts, in 1811, Elbridge Gerry, upset with the Federalist Party's outspoken opposition to President James Madison's foreign policy, approved a controversial redistricting plan designed to give the Republican Party an advantage in the state senatorial elections.
Elbridge Gerry was born on 17 July 1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Thomas Gerry, settled in New England in 1730, and his mother, Elizabeth Greenleaf, was a native of Boston. Thomas Gerry established a merchant business in Marblehead and made enough money to send his son to Harvard College in 1759.
