Peter Goelet Gerry
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Peter Goelet Gerry was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1879-09-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1957-10-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Groton School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvard Law School ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition Minority Whip of the United States Senate | 1929 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition United States Representative from Rhode Island's 2nd district | 1915 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (first term) | 1929 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (second term) | 1947 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
American of Dutch descent
ⓘ
American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Gerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Elbridge Thomas Gerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Elbridge Gerry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martha Gerry NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Livingston Gerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| middleName | Goelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Louisa Matilda Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first U.S. senator to be elected after losing re-election ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Gerry family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minority Whip of the United States Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ United States senator ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented |
Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
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Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Newport, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathilde Scott Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition Minority Whip of the United States Senate | 1919 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition United States Representative from Rhode Island's 2nd district | 1913 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (first term) | 1917 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (second term) | 1935 ⓘ |
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