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	Colonial Hall: Biography of Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry, "one was to seize the persons of some of the influential members of Congress, and to hold them as hostages for the moderation of their colleagues, or send them to England for trial as traitors, and thus strike dismay and terror into the minds of their associates and friends.
		Gerry was chairman of the committee appointed to prepare the act to authorize privateering, and to establish admiralty courts.
		Gerry, that gentleman himself was appointed a judge, for the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex.
	www.colonialhall.com /gerry/gerry.php (3123 words)

	American Revolution - The Founding Fathers, Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Gerry was born in 1744 at Marblehead, MA, the third of 12 children.
		Gerry attended a meeting of the council of safety at an inn in Menotomy (Arlington), between Cambridge and Lexington, and barely escaped the British troops marching on Lexington and Concord.
		Gerry is buried in Congressional Cemetery at Washington, DC.
	www.americanrevolution.com /ElbridgeGerry.htm (906 words)

	Elbridge Gerry - LoveToKnow 1911
		ELBRIDGE GERRY (1744-1814), American statesman, was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on the 17th of July 1744, the son of Thomas Gerry (d.
		This action of Gerry's brought down upon him from Federalist partisans a storm of abuse and censure, from which he never wholly cleared himself.
		In 1812, Gerry, who was an ardent advocate of the war with Great Britain, was elected vice-president of the United States, on the ticket with James Madison.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Elbridge_Gerry (685 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies: Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry was born in 1744 at Marblehead, MA, the third of 12 children.
		On the night of April 18, 1775, Gerry attended a meeting of the council of safety at an inn in Menotomy (Arlington), between Cambridge and Lexington, and barely escaped the British troops marching on Lexington and Concord.
		In response, the Federalists heaped ridicule on Gerry and coined the pun "gerrymander" to describe the salamander-like shape of one of the redistricted areas.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/B/gerry/gerry.htm (904 words)

	Biography of Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry, "one was to seize the persons of some of the influential members of Congress, and to hold them as hostages for the moderation of their colleagues, or send them to England for trial as traitors, and thus strike dismay and terror into the minds of their associates and friends.
		Gerry was chairman of the committee appointed to prepare the act to authorize privateering, and to establish admiralty courts.
		Gerry, that gentleman himself was appointed a judge, for the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/founders/gerry.html (3172 words)

	Elbridge Gerry - Reply to "A Landholder," II
		Gerry was so much opposed to it, as to vote against it in the first instance, and afterwards to move for a reconsideration of it.
		Gerry was not on a committee with Mr.
		Gerry, in his letter to the legislature, states as an objection, “That some of the powers of the federal legislature are ambiguous, and others (meaning the unlimited power of Congress, to keep up a standing army, in time of peace, and their entire controul of the militia) are indefinite and dangerous.
	www.factmonster.com /t/hist/antifederalist/egerry03.html (1162 words)

	Marblehead Magazine: Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry was (1774Ð76) a member of the provincial congresses and of the committee of safety, and as chairman of the state committee of supply he worked energetically to procure supplies for the army gathering around Boston.
		After the war Gerry was an opponent of a large standing army and of a stronger central government.
		Gerry was defeated for reelection in 1812, but he was immediately nominated by the Jeffersonians for Vice President on the ticket with James Madison, and he was elected.
	www.legendinc.com /Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/PeoplePlacesThings/Gerry.html (399 words)

	Elbridge Gerry — Infoplease.com
		Gerry was (1774–76) a member of the provincial congresses and of the committee of safety, and as chairman of the state committee of supply he worked energetically to procure supplies for the army gathering around Boston.
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	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0820652.html (575 words)

	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President (1813-1814)
		Elbridge Gerry was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1744, one of Thomas and Elizabeth Greenleaf Gerry's eleven children.
		Gerry was elected to the second Continental Congress in December 1775, serving until 1780 and again from 1783 to 1785.
		Gerry was still an energetic defender of the administration and of the war, but, by that autumn, his public responsibilities, coupled with his relentless socializing, had sapped his strength.
	www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Elbridge_Gerry.htm (2862 words)

	Elbridge Gerry
		Elbridge Gerry (July 17, 1744 - November 23, 1814) was an American politician.
		He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, he later became governor of Massachusetts and Vice President of the United States of America, 1813-1814.
		Despite this he was chosen as vice president to James Madison.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/el/Elbridge_Gerry.html (190 words)

	National Park Service - Signers of the Declaration (Elbridge Gerry)
		Gerry was born in 1744 at Marblehead, Mass., the third of 12 children.
		Between 1774 and 1776, Gerry attended the first and second provincial congresses; served with Samuel Adams and John Hancock on the council of safety, which prepared the colony for war; and, as chairman of the committee of supply, a job for which his merchant background ideally suited him, raised troops and dealt with military logistics.
		Gerry entered the Continental Congress in 1776 and voted for independence in July, but his absence at the formal ceremonies on August 2 necessitated his signing the Declaration later in the year.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/declaration/bio12.htm (1085 words)

	Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry's public life began in 1773, when he sat in the general court of Massachusetts bay, as the representative of Marblehead, and from this time until his death in 1814, he was, with short interruptions, in continuous public service.
		Gerry was enraged by the Boston Tea Party, which he saw as a "savage mobility" of fellow colonists.
		Gerry cast his vote for independence but was absent from Congress on August 2, the formal day of the signing of the Declaration.
	www.thedeclarationofindependence.org /two.declarationofindependence.info/ElbridgeGerry.com (853 words)

	Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry's public life began in 1773, when he sat in the general court of Massachusetts bay, as the representative of Marblehead, and from this time until his death in 1814, he was, with short interruptions, in continuous public service.
		Though one of the youngest members, Gerry was appointed a member of this committee and he took an active and prominent part in the committee's proceedings.
		Gerry was enraged by the Boston Tea Party, which he saw as a "savage mobility" of fellow colonists.
	www.elbridgegerry.com (853 words)

	NARA \| The National Archives Experience
		He served with Samuel Adams and John Hancock on the council of safety and, as chairman of the committee of supply (a job for which his merchant background ideally suited him) wherein he raised troops and dealt with military logistics.
		Gerry attended a meeting of the council of safety at an inn in Menotomy (Arlington), between Cambridge and Lexington, and barely escaped the British troops marching on Lexington and Concord.
		Caleb Strong, the Federalist candidate, defeated Elbridge Gerry to become Governor of Massachusetts in 1800.
	www.archives.gov /national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers_massachusetts.html (2488 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		Gerry was born in Marblehead, Mass., on July 17, 1744.
		Gerry, along with his fellow ministers, Charles C. Pinckney and John Marshall, did their best to resolve the crisis that had ruptured Franco-American relations.
		In 1810 Gerry, as the Republican candidate, was elected governor of Massachusetts.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0174590-00 (491 words)

	Elbridge Gerry
		Gerry was a strong supporter of the separation of church and state.
		Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814) (Vice Presidents of the United States -- U.S. Senate)
		Elbridge Gerry (ushistory.org: Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
	www.geocities.com /peterroberts.geo/Relig-Politics/EGerry.html (227 words)

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