Elbridge Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence and served as vice president. But that's not what he's known for.

Elbridge Gerry was a powerful voice in the founding of the nation, but today he's best known for the political practice with an amphibious origin. Skip to main content.

Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) deserves to be remembered for much more than one shabby political ploy. He was an early, hard-working revolutionary patriot, right up there with Sam Adams and John Adams.

Elbridge Gerry, the New England politician whose political map inspired a cartoon, pronounced his name with a hard G; his descendants say it’s time the public started doing so, too.

University of North Florida professor and author Nick Seabrook talked about Elbridge Gerry, gerrymandering, and the Massachusetts elections of 1812.

The Elbridge Gerry Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a patriotic program on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the CSU office in Sterling.

The gerrymander has its roots in the 1812 decision by Elbridge Gerry, then governor of Massachusetts, to approve a bill that drew odd-shaped district lines for state legislative districts to ...

Elbridge Gerry, 17 Jul 1744 - 23 Nov 1814 Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Date 1811 Object number NPG.2011.140 Restrictions & Rights CC0 Type Print Medium Mezzotint on ...

Elbridge Gerry, 17 Jul 1744 - 23 Nov 1814 Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Date c. 1820 Object number NPG.77.297 Restrictions & Rights CC0 Type Drawing Medium Ink wash on ...