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| |  GERRY:See alsoGerryL. Brewster —GerryBrooks —ElbridgeGerry Brown —GerryByrne —GerryCofield —GerryCohen —GerryCoonley —GerryD'Amico —ElbridgeGerry Davis —AlfredGerry Fairbanks —GerryFinnegan —WaldemarJohn Gallman —GerryGeer —GerryWhiting Hazelton —GerryHildenbrand —GerryKamilos —ElbridgeGerry Lapham —GerryBiggs Montgomery —RobertAdam Mosbacher, Sr. —GerryL. Newby —GerryB. Nutting —EldridgeGerry Pearl —GerryPurcell —GerrySenda —Mrs.Gerry Simmons —ElbridgeGerry Spaulding —GerryEastman Studds —GerrySweet —GerryWahlheim —GerryWelch —D.Gerry Wellington | | Gerry, Ann (1763-1849) — also known asAnn Thompson — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August12, 1763.First Lady of Massachusetts, 1810-12;Second Ladyof the United States, 1813-14.Female.Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,March17, 1849 (age85 years, 217days).Interment atGroveStreet Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. | | Gerry, Arthur P. — of Gilford,BelknapCounty, N.H.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Gilford,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Gerry, C. H. — of York,YorkCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Gerry,Commodore:SeeElbridge Thomas Gerry | | Gerry, Curtis — of Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Gerry, David Kenneth — Green. Green-Rainbow candidate for Presidential Elector forMassachusetts,2012(on behalf ofJillStein andCheriHonkala).Still living as of 2012. | | Gerry, David M. — of Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.Democrat.Chair ofLycoming County Democratic Party, 1937.Burial location unknown. | | Gerry, E.PeabodySeeEdwin PeabodyGerry  | Gerry, Edwin Peabody(1846-1911) —also known asE. Peabody Gerry — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Standish,CumberlandCounty, Maine,November2, 1846.Republican.Physician;candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1903.Died in Phillipston,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 22,1911 (age64 years, 232days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. | | | Gerry, Elbridge(1744-1814) —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 17,1744.Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1786;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812;VicePresident of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.The wordgerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined todescribe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his partycreated in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting.Died inWashington,D.C.,November23, 1814 (age70 years, 129days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Gerry and Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Gerry; brother ofSamuel Russell Gerry; married,January12, 1786, toAnn Thompson; grandfatherofElbridge Thomas Gerry; great-grandfatherofPeter Goelet Gerry; third cousin ofLeviLincoln; third cousin once removed ofLeviLincoln Jr. andEnochLincoln. | | | | Political family:Gerryfamily of Marblehead, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThetownofElbridge,New York, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofGerry, NewYork, isnamed forhim. — Thetownof Gerry (nowPhillipston,Massachusetts), wasnamed forhim until 1812. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Elbridge Gerry (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:ElbridgeG. Baldwin—ElbridgeG. Knowlton—ElbridgeG. Creacraft—ElbridgeG. Spaulding—ElbridgeG. Gale—Elbridge Gerry —ElbridgeG. Lapham—EldridgeGerry Pearl—ElbridgeG. Moulton—ElbridgeG. Cracraft—ElbridgeG. Kelley—ElbridgeG. Haynes—ElbridgeG. Brown—ElbridgeG. Davis | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Elbridge Gerry: GeorgeAthan Billias,ElbridgeGerry, Founding Father and Republican Statesman |
| | Gerry, Elbridge(1813-1886) —of Waterford,OxfordCounty, Maine; Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Waterford,OxfordCounty, Maine,December6, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;OxfordCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1842-45; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1846;U.S.Representative from Maine 1st District, 1849-51.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,April10, 1886 (age72 years, 125days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Portland, Maine. | | Gerry, Elbridge Thomas(1837-1927) —also known asElbridge T. Gerry;"CommodoreGerry" —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charlestown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,December25, 1837.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867;founderand president, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toChildren (said to be the "parent of all child protectiveorganizations in the world"); governor of New YorkHospital,1878-1912; chairman, New York State Commission on Capital Punishment(replaced hanging with the electric chair), 1886-88; trustee, NewYorkLifeInsurance Co.; chairman, New York City Commission on Insanity,1892.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Broke his hip in afall, anddied two weeks later, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1927 (age89 years, 55days).Entombed atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y. | | Gerry, Harvey S. — U.S. Vice Consul inBuenos Aires, as of 1926;Asuncion, as of 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Gerry, James (1796-1873) — of Shrewsbury,YorkCounty, Pa.Born near Rising Sun,CecilCounty, Md.,August14, 1796.Democrat.Physician;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1839-43.Scottishancestry.Died in Shrewsbury,YorkCounty, Pa.,July 19,1873 (age76 years, 339days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Shrewsbury, Pa. | | Gerry, James O. — of Madison,CarrollCounty, N.H.Democrat. Member ofNewHampshire state senate 5th District, 1911-14; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Hampshire,1916(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1920(alternate),1924(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Gerry, John Francis(1925-1995) —of New Jersey. Born in Camden,CamdenCounty, N.J.,November17, 1925.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superior courtjudge in New Jersey, 1973-75;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1975-94.Died, oflivercancer, in Moorestown,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,March10, 1995 (age69 years, 113days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Francis P. Gerry and Grace (Hendrickson) Gerry; married to JeanElberson. |
| | Gerry, Louise Cuyler(1883-1962) —also known asLouise C. Gerry — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Snyder,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Robbinston,WashingtonCounty, Maine.Born in Robbinston,WashingtonCounty, Maine,June 12,1883.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1936,1940.Female.CongregationalistorPresbyterian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Zonta;Grange.Died in Robbinston,WashingtonCounty, Maine,June 21,1962 (age79 years, 9days).Interment atBrewer Cemetery, Robbinston, Maine.| | Relatives:Daughter of Elbridge Joseph Gerry and Sophia Teresa (Jones)Gerry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gerry, Melville B. — of Colorado.Justiceof Colorado state supreme court, 1888-89.Burial location unknown. | | Gerry,PeabodySeeEdwin PeabodyGerry | | Gerry, Peter Goelet(1879-1957) —also known asPeter G. Gerry — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.; Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.; Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1932;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated,1914;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1917-29, 1935-47; defeated, 1928,1930; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Rhode Island, 1932-36.Episcopalian.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,October31, 1957 (age78 years, 43days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Louisa Matilda (Livingston) Gerry andElbridge Thomas Gerry; married,May 26,1910, to Mathilde Townsend (who later marriedBenjaminSumner Welles); married,October22, 1925, to Edith Stuyvesant (Dresser) Vanderbilt;great-grandson ofElbridge Gerry,Ann Gerry andMaturinLivingston; great-grandnephew ofSamuelRussell Gerry andPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson ofMorganLewis; second great-grandnephew ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813) andEdwardLivingston; third great-grandson ofFrancisLewis andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Younger andRobertLivingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston andGilbertLivingston; fifth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterSchuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew ofJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin four times removed ofJeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer andJamesLivingston; first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston,RobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston,PhilipLivingston,WilliamLivingston andPhilipP. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed ofJohannesSchuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofRobertWalton Goelet andOgdenLivingston Mills; second cousin once removed ofPeterGoelet; second cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859) andJohnJacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminTallmadge,JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer andPhilipJeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),PhilipVan Cortlandt,HenryBrockholst Livingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler andPierreVan Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson andStephenJohn Schuyler; third cousin once removed ofWilliamWaldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed ofPhilipSchuyler,JamesAlexander Hamilton,FrederickAugustus Tallmadge,GerritSmith andElizabethCady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed ofLeviLincoln,StephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer,WilliamJay,CharlesLudlow Livingston andHamiltonFish; fourth cousin ofWilliamAstor Chanler,LewisStuyvesant Chanler,HelenRoosevelt Robinson andRobertReginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed ofCortlandtSchuyler Van Rensselaer. | | | | Political family:Gerryfamily of Marblehead, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Gerry, Robert — of Ellsworth,HancockCounty, Maine.Mayorof Ellsworth, Maine, 1896-97; candidate in inconclusive election1896; People's candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Gerry, Samuel Russell(1750-1807) —also known asSamuel R. Gerry — of Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 27,1750.U.S.Collector of Customs at Marblehead, Mass., Massachusetts,1790-1802.Died in Marblehead,EssexCounty, Mass.,February22, 1807 (age56 years, 210days).Interment atOld Burial Hill Cemetery, Marblehead, Mass. | | Gerry, Thomas R. — U.S. Vice Consul inMalaga, as of 1899-1904.Burial location unknown.
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