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Gerry, Elbridge

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Gerry, Elbridge (1744–1814)

American politician. As governor of Massachusetts 1810–12, he enacted a law that divided the state into new senatorial districts, which gave an unfair advantage to the party in power. From this arose the term gerrymander. In 1812 he was elected vice-president of the USA.

Gerry was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard 1762. He was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress 1774–75, a member of the Continental Congress 1776–85, and was a great advocate of the Declaration of Independence.



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