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'''Elbridge Gerry''' was [[vice president of the United States]] under [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]] from 1813 to 1814. He previously served as Governor of [[Massachusetts]]. The phrase "[[gerrymander]]" was coined because a new district (in Massachusetts) had been shaped like a [[salamander]].<ref>[[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002.</ref>
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'''Elbridge Gerry''' was [[Vice president]] of the [[United States]] under [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]] from 1813 to 1814. He previously served as Governor of [[Massachusetts]] and as a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]]. The phrase "[[gerrymander]]" was coined because a new district (in Massachusetts) had been shaped like a [[salamander]].<ref>[[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002.</ref>
    
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