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'''Elbridge Gerry''' (July 17, 1744 - November 23, 1814) was [[Vice president]] of the [[United States]] under [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]] from 1813 to 1814. He previously served as Governor of [[Massachusetts]], signed the [[Declaration of Independence]], and was 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>
'''Elbridge Gerry''' (July 17, 1744 - November 23, 1814) 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>
==Early Life==
==Early Life==
On the 17th day of June, the memorable battle of Bunker Hill was fought. The Provincial Congress was at that time in session at Watertown. Before the battle, Doctor Joseph Warren, President of the Congress, who was the companion and room-mate of Mr. Gerry, communicated to him his intention of mingling in the approaching contest. In the morning, in reply to the admonitions of his friend, he uttered the well known words, "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori," which means "It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country". The sweetness and the glory, he but too truly experienced, and died one of the earliest victims to the cause of his country's freedom.
On the 17th day of June, the memorable battle of Bunker Hill was fought. The Provincial Congress was at that time in session at Watertown. Before the battle, Doctor Joseph Warren, President of the Congress, who was the companion and room-mate of Mr. Gerry, communicated to him his intention of mingling in the approaching contest. In the morning, in reply to the admonitions of his friend, he uttered the well known words, "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori," which means "It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country". The sweetness and the glory, he but too truly experienced, and died one of the earliest victims to the cause of his country's freedom.
[[Image:John adams.gif|thumb|130px|right|John Adams]]
In 1775, Mr. Gerry proposed a law in the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, to encourage the fitting out of armed vessels, and to provide for the adjudication of prizes. This important measure was passed, and under its sanction, several of the enemy's vessels, with valuable cargoes, were captured.
Future President [[John Adams]] thought very highly of Gerry. He wrote: "The News you will learn from my very worthy Friend Gerry. He is obliged to take a Ride for his Health, as I shall be very soon, or have none. God grant he may recover it, for he is a Man of immense Worth. If every Man here was a Gerry, the Liberties of America would be safe against the Gates of Earth and Hell."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3hsNAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA260 Warren-Adams Letters: Being Chiefly a Correspondence Among John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Warren ... 1743-1814, Volume 72], John Adams to James Warren, July 15, 1776</ref>
===Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention===
===Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention===
==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
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