Elbridge Gerry
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Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, who as a member of the Second Continental Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles o
Posthumous portrait, c. 1861
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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
Gerrymandering
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Gerrymandering, defined in the contexts of representative electoral systems, is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within t
Elbridge Gerry
…From 1813 until his death in 1814, he served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him. Born into a wealthy merchant family, Gerry vocally opposed British colonial policy in the 1760s and was active in the early stages…
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