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See also
Robert
Adam Mosbacher, Sr. |
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Gerry, Arthur P. —
of Gilford, Belknap
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Gilford,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Gerry, C. H. —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, Curtis —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Gerry, David M. —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.
Democrat. Chair of
Lycoming County Democratic Party, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, E. Peabody —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Candidate in primary for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, Elbridge
(1744-1814) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass., July 17,
1744.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812; Vice
President of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
The word gerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined to
describe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his party
created in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1814 (age 70 years, 129
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Gerry, Elbridge
(1813-1886) —
of Maine.
Born in Waterford, Oxford
County, Maine, December
6, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1849-51.
Died April 10,
1886 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Gerry, Elbridge Thomas
(1837-1927) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
25, 1837.
Son of Thomas Russell Gerry (1794-1845) and Hannah Green (Goelet)
Gerry (1804-1845).
Lawyer;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; founder
and president, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children (said to be the "parent of all child protective
organizations in the world"); governor of New York Hospital,
1878-1912; chairman, New York State Commission on Capital Punishment
(replaced hanging with the electric chair), 1886-88; trustee, New
York Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, New York City Commission on Insanity,
1892.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Broke his hip in a fall, and
died two weeks later, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1927 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Entombed at St.
James' Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Gerry, Harvey S. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1926; Asuncion, 1927.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, James (1796-1873) —
of Shrewsbury, York
County, Pa.
Born near Rising Sun, Cecil
County, Md., August
14, 1796.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1839-43.
Died in Shrewsbury, York
County, Pa., July 19,
1873 (age 76 years, 339
days).
Interment at Lutheran
Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Pa.
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Gerry, James O. —
of Madison, Carroll
County, N.H.
Democrat. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1911-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, John Francis
(c.1926-1995) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., about 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; superior court
judge in New Jersey, 1973-75; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1975-94.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., March 10,
1995 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, Louise Cuyler —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerry, Melville B. —
of Colorado.
Justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1888-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Gerry,
Peabody See E. Peabody
Gerry |
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Gerry, Peter Goelet
(1879-1957) —
also known as Peter G. Gerry —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
18, 1879.
Son of Elbridge Thomas Gerry and Louisa
Matilda (Livingston) Gerry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1916
(member, Committee
to 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 of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1932-36.
Episcopalian.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
James' Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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