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Gerry, Elbridge

Subject History

Place Northern America » United States of America

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x

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(b. Marblehead, Mass., 17 July 1749; d. Washington, D.C., 23 November 1814) A Harvard man (1762), Gerry signed the D eclaration of I ndependence , served in Congress (1776–85), and sat in Congress (1789–93). He was a merchant who became Democratic governor of Mass. (1810–12) and US vice-president (1813–14). He is chiefly remembered for the G errymander . ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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Bibliographic Details

A Dictionary of American History

Edited by: THOMAS L. PURVIS
eISBN: 9781577180999
Print publication date: 1997

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Table of Contents

A Dictionary of American History

Preface
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- Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections
- Georgia v. Stanton
- German immigration
- Germantown, battle of
- Geronimo
- Gerry, Elbridge
- Gerrymander
- Gershwin, George
- Gettysburg, battle of
- Gettysburg Address
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