Elbridge Gerry

Elbridge Thomas Gerry (July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) is an American diplomat.

As a Democratic-Republican he is selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States (1813–1814), serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term.

Gerry is one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.

He is one of three men who refuses to sign the United States Constitution because it did not then include a Bill of Rights.

Gerry later becomes the ninth Governor of Massachusetts.

He is known best for being the namesake of gerrymandering, a process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in power, although its initial "g" has softened to /dʒ/ from the hard /ɡ/ of his name.

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