Elbridge Gerry
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Elbridge Gerry was an American Founding Father, statesman, and fifth vice president of the United States, best known for inspiring the term "gerrymandering" through a controversial redistricting plan he approved as governor of Massachusetts.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| American envoy Elbridge Gerry | 1 |
| Elbridge | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Founding Father of the United States ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | Approval of a partisan redistricting plan in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1744-07-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1814-11-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Gerry ⓘ |
| givenName |
Elbridge Gerry
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surface form:
Elbridge
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| knownFor |
Namesake of the term gerrymandering
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Role in the American Revolution ⓘ Service as fifth Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| notableWork | Opposition to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution without a bill of rights ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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statesman ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States ⓘ |
| opposed | Ratification of the U.S. Constitution without a bill of rights ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 5 (Vice President of the United States) ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
Continental Congress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British America
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Marblehead, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
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Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Signer of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ Signer of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| previousMemberOf |
Anti-Federalists
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Anti-Federalist movement
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| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represented | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| servedUnder | James Madison ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature |
Articles of Confederation
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American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| spouse | Ann Thompson Gerry ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1812-06-18 (as Governor of Massachusetts)
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1814-11-23 (as Vice President of the United States) ⓘ |
| termStart |
1810-05-01 (as Governor of Massachusetts)
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1813-03-04 (as Vice President of the United States) ⓘ |
| vicePresidentOf | United States of America ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Elbridge
this entity surface form:
American envoy Elbridge Gerry