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Elbridge Gerry

1744 - 1814

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Elbridge Thomas Gerry ( GHERR-ee; July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him. Born into a wealthy merchant family, Gerry vocally opposed British colonial policy in the 1760s and was active in the early stages of organizing the resistance in the American Revolutionary War. Elected to the Second Continental Congress, Gerry signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elbridge Gerry is the 8,053rd most popular politician (up from 8,757th in 2019), the 2,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,954th in 2019) and the 259th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Elbridge Gerry ranks 8,053 out of 19,576. Before him are Shintaro Ishihara, Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, Emperor Shizong of Jin, and William of Modena. After him are Charles I, Lord of Monaco, Rostislav Mikhailovich, Alexios IV of Trebizond, Zidanta I, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, and Gaius Claudius Nero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1744, Elbridge Gerry ranks 12. Before him are Pierre Méchain, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Abigail Adams, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, and Pierce Butler. After him are Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Giacomo Quarenghi, Anne Vallayer-Coster, and Marianna Martines. Among people deceased in 1814, Elbridge Gerry ranks 17. Before him are Arthur Phillip, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, and Matthew Flinders. After him are Aleijadinho, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, Georg Joseph Vogler, Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti, and Johan Tobias Sergel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elbridge Gerry ranks 2,967 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Troy (1940), Ralph Waite (1928), Charles Greene (1945), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Lil Jon (1971), and Joseph Dunford (1955). After him are Ben Johnson (1918), Simon Fraser (1776), John Hancock (1737), Jess McMahon (1882), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), and Philly Joe Jones (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Elbridge Gerry ranks 259. Before him are George Allen (1952), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Levi P. Morton (1824), Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), and Charlie Baker (1956). After him are John Hancock (1737), Charles Rangel (1930), James Baker (1930), Lew Wallace (1827), Richard Mentor Johnson (1780), and John Connally (1917).

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