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Gerry-Mandered

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:July 17, 2023
Post category:History Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

His name forever associated with partisan political trickery, unfortunately few people know much else about Elbridge Gerry. He was a leading revolutionary, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a highly influential figure at the Philadelphia convention, one of only 3 who didn't sign the Constitution, and the 5th Vice-President, serving under James Madison.

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Today in History: Elbridge Gerry Born

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:July 17, 2022
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

Gerry was an American revolutionary, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was also a member of the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the Constitution but refused to sign the document and campaigned against its ratification

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