Английская Википедия:Elbridge Gerry (Maine politician)
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Elbridge Gerry (December 6, 1813 – April 10, 1886) was an American lawyer, who served as a U.S. Congressman from Maine from 1849 to 1851.
Biography
Gerry was born on December 6, 1813, in Waterford, Massachusetts (now in Maine); he was the son of Peter and Mary "Polly" (Cutler) Gerry.Шаблон:Sfn He attended Bridgton Academy, and studied law with Judge Stephen Emery (who also served as Maine's Attorney General).Шаблон:Sfn Gerry was admitted to the bar in 1839 and established a practice in Waterford.Шаблон:Sfn
Gerry's father served in the Maine House of Representatives and in local offices including selectman and town meeting moderator.Шаблон:Sfn Gerry also served in local offices in Waterford, including town clerk (1842-1843), and town meeting moderator (1847, 1852).Шаблон:Sfn
He was clerk of the Maine House of Representatives in 1840, and was appointed a United States commissioner in bankruptcy in 1841.Шаблон:Sfn From 1842 to 1845 he was prosecuting attorney for Oxford County.Шаблон:Sfn In 1846 he served in the Maine House of Representatives, including holding the post of Speaker Pro tempore during the absence of Speaker Ebenezer Knowlton.Шаблон:Sfn
He was elected to a single term in Congress as a Democrat in 1848, and served from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.Шаблон:Sfn He did not run for reelection in 1850, and moved to Portland to continue the practice of law.Шаблон:Sfn
He died in Portland on April 10, 1886,Шаблон:Sfn and was buried at Portland's Evergreen Cemetery.Шаблон:Sfn
Family
In 1849, Gerry married Anna St. Clair Jenness, the daughter of Richard and Caroline Jenness of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Шаблон:Sfn They were the parents of three children: Alice, Elbridge, and Elizabeth.Шаблон:Sfn
Alice Gerry (1850-1921) was the wife of Arthur Melville Patterson of Baltimore, Maryland.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn After his death, she married John Stewart, the grandson of David Stewart.Шаблон:Sfn After her 1913 divorce, she married Francis B. Griswold.Шаблон:Sfn
Elbridge Gerry (1853-1907) graduated from Bowdoin College and Harvard Law School.Шаблон:Sfn He practiced law in Maine and New York City before accepting appointment as vice consul in Le Havre, France, in 1885.Шаблон:Sfn He remained in Europe after resigning in 1887, and died in Siena, Italy.Шаблон:Sfn
Elizabeth Jenness Gerry (1852-1912), was the wife of Greek diplomat Constantin Pangiris.Шаблон:Sfn
Note
Many sources indicate that Elbridge Gerry (1813-1886) was the grandson of Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814).Шаблон:Sfn This seems to be in error; the ancestry of Elbridge Gerry (1813-1886) can be traced to his father Peter (1776-1847);Шаблон:Sfn Peter's father Nathaniel Gerry (or Geary) (1733-1791);Шаблон:Sfn Nathaniel's father Thomas;Шаблон:Sfn Nathaniel's grandfather, also named Thomas;Шаблон:Sfn and Nathaniel's great-grandfather Thomas Gery (or Gary).Шаблон:Sfn
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