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Vor einem Tag · Delegates at the Constitutional Convention who shared their views were Virginians George Mason and Edmund Randolph and Massachusetts representative Elbridge Gerry, the three delegates who refused to sign the final document.
25. Apr. 2024 · Elbridge Gerry's political ascendancy began with his election to the Massachusetts legislature in 1772-1773. His tenure was marked by his fervent advocacy for colonial rights and autonomy. Joining the Continental Congress in 1776, Gerry's influence extended beyond Massachusetts.
Vor einem Tag · Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts and Roger Sherman of Connecticut feared the people were too easily misled by demagogues and that popular election could lead to mob rule and anarchy. Pierce Butler of South Carolina believed that only wealthy men of property could be trusted with political power.
Vor einem Tag · Unlike debate in the Committee of the Whole, the membership of the committee, led by Elbridge Gerry and including Sherman, was carefully selected and was more sympathetic to the views of the small states. The membership of the committee made a compromise amongst delegates more likely.
24. Apr. 2024 · Elbridge Gerry was born on July 17, 1744, in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a thriving seaport town. His father, Thomas Gerry, was a merchant who had migrated from England in the early 1730s, and his mother, Elizabeth Greenleaf, was from a well-to-do colonial family.
4. Mai 2024 · Elbridge Gerry: The Skeptical Signatory Massachusetts delegate Elbridge Gerry remains a foundational member of the Constitutional Convention circle, encapsulating a crucial aspect of the nation-building dialogue— profound skepticism leading to transformative discourse .
7. Mai 2024 · Elbridge Gerry, a founding father and vice president, lent his name to the practice when, as governor of Massachusetts in 1812, he approved a redistricting plan that favored his party, prompting opponents to coin the term “gerrymander.”
