Elbridge is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 5,476. The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, the fifth Vice President of the United States, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Village of Elbridge commercial center, corner of Jordan Road and NY 5 (Main Street) in January 2011
Elbridge Elementary School now on the site of the former Munro Academy
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.
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John Adams, who held Gerry in high regard; 1793, by John Trumbull
Gerry supported the federalist economic policies of Alexander Hamilton