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The Pink reflects Essex County while the Red
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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States, serving under James Madison, from March 4, 1813, until his death a year and a half later. He was the first Vice President not to run for President of the United States.
Elbridge Thomas Gerry
5th Vice President of the United States
in office
March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814
The President was James Masison
Governor of Massachusetts
In office
June 10, 1810 – March 4, 1812
Lieutenant Governor was William Gray
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 3rd district
in office
June 10, 1810 – March 4, 1812
| Born | July 17, 1744
Marblehead, Essex County, Ma | | Died | November 23, 1814
Washington, D.C. (age 70) | | Political party | Democratic-Republican | | Spouse | Ann Thompson Gerry | | Alma mater | Harvard College | | Religion | Episcopalian |
Gerry was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was one of three men who refused to sign the Constitution because it did not then include a Bill of Rights.
He is known best for developing the process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in power.
Printed in 1812
This political cartoon illustrates the electoral districts drawn by the Massachusetts legislature to favor the incumbent Democratic-Republican party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists, from which the term "gerrymander" is derived. The cartoon depicts the bizarre shape of a district in Essex County as a dragon.
  
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