Elbridge Gerry (Maine)
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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.
Gerry was born on December 6, 1813 in Waterford, Maine and was a grandson of former U.S. Vice-President Elbridge Gerry. After attending Brighton Academy he read for the law and was admitted to the bar in 1839.
He was clerk of the Maine House of Representatives in 1840, and was appointed a United States commissioner in bankruptcy in 1841. From 1842 to 1845 he was prosecuting attorney for Oxford County. In 1846 he served in the Maine House of Representatives.
He was elected to a single term in Congress as a Democrat in 1848, and served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851. He did not run for reelection in 1850, and moved to Portland to continue the practice of law. He died on April 10, 1886 and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery there.
External links
- United States Congress. "Elbridge Gerry (id: G000138)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Elbridge Gerry at Find a Grave
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| Preceded by David Hammons |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st congressional district March 4, 1849–March 3, 1851 |
Succeeded by Moses Macdonald |