Elbridge Gerry
(1744-1814)
| Occupation |
Diplomat Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793) 9th governor of Massachusetts (June 10, 1810 – June 5, 1812) U.S. Vice President (March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814) |
| Date of Birth | July 17, 1744 |
| Date of Death | November 23, 1814 |
| Place of Birth | Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Place of Death | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Education | Harvard University AB, AM |
| Parents |
Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Gerry Thomas Gerry |
| Spouse | Ann Thompson |
| Political Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Number of Children | Ten |
Vice President Gerry...
Elbridge Gerry, (born July 17, 1744, Marblehead, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died November 23, 1814, Washington, D.C., U.S.), signer of the American Declaration of Independence and 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.
Born into a wealthy merchant family, Gerry vocally opposed British colonial policy in the 1760s and was active in the early stages of organizing the resistance in the American Revolutionary War. Elected to the Second Continental Congress, Gerry signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was one of three men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 who refused to sign the United States Constitution because it did not then include a Bill of Rights. After its ratification he was elected to the inaugural United States Congress, where he was actively involved in drafting and passage of the Bill of Rights as an advocate of individual and state liberties.
"A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure."
~ Elbridge Gerry
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