1812 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1812 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 6, 1812.
Image: Portrait of Caleb Strong (1745 1819) (frame cropped)
Image: Nathaniel Jocelyn Elbridge Gerry (1744 1814) 1943.1816 Harvard Art Museums
Elbridge Gerry was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him.
Elbridge Gerry
Ann Thompson
John Adams, who held Gerry in high regard; 1793, by John Trumbull
Gerry supported the federalist economic policies of Alexander Hamilton