Elbridge Gerry (December 6, 1813 - April 10, 1886) was an American lawyer, who served as US Congressman from Maine from 1849 to 1851.
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Biography
Gerry was born on December 6, 1813 in Waterford, Maine; he is the son of Peter and Mary "Polly" (Cutler) Gerry. He attended the Bridgton Academy, and studied law with Judge Stephen Emery (who also served as Attorney General of Maine). Gerry was hospitalized in the bar in 1839 and established a practice in Waterford.
Gerry's father served in Maine House of Representatives and in local offices including selected moderators and city meeting moderators. Gerry also served in local offices in Waterford, including city officials (1842-1843), and moderator of town meetings (1847, 1852).
He was an employee of Maine House of Representatives in 1840, and was appointed commissioner of the United States in bankruptcy in 1841. From 1842 to 1845 he adjudicated a lawyer for Oxford County. In 1846 he served in the Maine House of Representatives, including holding the Speaker of Pro tempore during the absence of the Ebenezer Knowlton Speaker.
He was elected for a period in Congress as Democrat in 1848, and served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851. He did not run for re-election in 1850, and moved to Portland to continue his legal practice.
He died in Portland on April 10, 1886, and was buried at Portland's Evergreen Cemetery.
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Family
In 1849, Gerry married Anna St. Clair Jenness, Richard's daughter and Caroline Jenness from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They are the parents of three children: Alice, Elbridge, and Elizabeth.
Alice Gerry (1850-1921) was the wife of Arthur Melville Patterson of Baltimore, Maryland. After his death, he married John Stewart, the grandson of David Stewart. After the divorce of 1913, he married Francis B. Griswold.
Elbridge Gerry (1853-1907) graduated from Bowdoin College and Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Maine and New York City before receiving appointment as vice consul in Le Havre, France in 1885. He remained in Europe after resigning in 1887, and died in Siena, Italy.
Elizabeth Jenness Gerry (1852-1912), was the wife of Greek diplomat Constantin Pangiris.
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