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| − | '''Elbridge Gerry''' '''(1744 - 1814)''' was Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison from 1813 to 1814. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> | + | '''Elbridge Gerry''' '''(1744 - 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. 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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Revision as of 20:20, April 22, 2007
Elbridge Gerry (1744 - 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. The phrase "gerrymander" was coined because a new district (in Massachusetts) had been shaped like a salamander. [1]