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Elbridge Gerry
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vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814
Elbridge Gerry was Vice President of the United States for a brief period from 1813 to 1814 under President James Madison. He is historically notable as one of the least-remembered vice presidents due to his short tenure during the War of 1812.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1935
- Works
- 6
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,737x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,746x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,222x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,785x
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Quotes
- “The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended patriots.”
- “A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.”
- “What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. Now, it must be evident, that, under this provision, together with their other powers, Congress could take such measures with respect to a militia, as to make a standing army necessary. Whenever Governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins.”
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- 05 Elbridge Gerry 3x4.jpg
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- 10
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- Elbridge Gerry
- date of birth
- 1744-07-17
- date of death
- 1814-11-23
- name in native language
- Elbridge Thomas Gerry
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/elbridge-gerry
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Article
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (/ˈɡɛri/; July 17 [O.S. July 6] 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, who as a member of the Second Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. From 1813 until his death in 1814, he served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison. 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. In addition to signing the Declaration and the Articles, he was one of three men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but refused to sign the Constitution because originally it did not include a Bill of Rights. After its ratification, he was elected to the inaugural United States Congress, where he was actively involved in the drafting and passage of the Bill of Rights as an advocate of individual and state liberties.