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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (December 25, 1837 – February 18, 1927), usually called "Commodore" Gerry due to the office he held with the New York Yacht Club from 1886 to 1892, was an American lawyer and reformer.
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.
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 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. Gerry was the son of Thomas Gerry, a merchant, and Elizabeth.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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 views on representation, slavery, impeachment, and the presidency.
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.
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 .
