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Gerry
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named ** Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge *** Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann ****Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas ***** Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ****** Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ****** Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president ****** Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr ******* Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr * Alan Gerry (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry ( ; July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him. Born into a wealthy merchant family, Gerry vocally opposed British colonial policy in the 1760s and was active in the early stages of organizing the resistance in the American Revolutionary War. Elected to the Second Continental Congress, Gerry signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. He was one of three men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but refused to sign the Constitution because originally it did not include a Bill of Rights. After its ratification, he was elected to the inaugural United States Congress, where he was actively involved in the drafting and passage of the Bill of Rights as an advocate of individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Adams Sr
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named ** Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge *** Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann ****Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas ***** Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ****** Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ****** Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president ****** Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr ******* Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr * Alan Gerry (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Adams
Gerard Adams (; born 6 October 1948) is a retired Irish Republican politician who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011 to 2020. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he won election as a Member of Parliament (MP) of the UK Parliament for the Belfast West constituency, but followed the Sinn Féin policy of abstentionism. Adams first became involved in Irish republicanism in the late 1960s, and was an established figure in Irish activism for more than a decade before his 1983 election to Parliament. In 1984, Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). From the late 1980s onwards, he was an important figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, entering into talks initially with Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader John Hume and then subsequently with the Irish and British governments. In 1986, he convinced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbridge Thomas Gerry
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (December 25, 1837 – February 18, 1927), usually called "Commodore" Gerry due to the office he held with the New York Yacht Club from 1886 to 1892, was an American lawyer and reformer. His paternal grandfather was U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry. Early life Gerry was born on December 25, 1837, In Charlestown, Rhode Island, the son of Thomas Russell Gerry, who was active in the Sons of the American Revolution, and Hannah Green Goelet, of another prominent family. In 1857, Gerry graduated from Columbia College, with honors. During his time there he also joined the Chi Psi fraternity, eventually becoming its national president. His paternal grandfather was Founding Father, Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry. His cousins included Elbridge Gerry, who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine, George Goelet Kip, and Robert Walton Goelet, who was a financier and real estate developer in New York City. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Anderson
Gerald Alexander Anderson (; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series '' The Adventures of Twizzle'' (1957–58). '' Torchy the Battery Boy'' (1960), and '' Four Feather Falls'' (1960) followed. ''Supercar'' (1961–62) and '' Fireball XL5'' (1962–63) came next, both series breaking into the U.S. television market in the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series, '' Thunderbirds''. Other television productions of the period included ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' and '' Joe 90''. Anderson also wrote and produced several feature films, including ''Doppelgänger'' (aka ''Journey to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Gerry
Nathan Gerry (born February 23, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Nebraska and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Commanders. Early life Gerry grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and played high school football and ran track for Washington High School. Gerry was the 200-meter high school champion in South Dakota during his junior and senior years and set a state-record 21.52 seconds. As a senior, Gerry also won the 100 meter race. In his senior year playing football, Gerry had 64 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, five interceptions and two forced fumbles. He committed to play college football at the University of Nebraska. College career In Gerry's freshman year he had 32 tackles, including 18 stops. In Gerry's sophomore season he switched from linebacker to safety. Gerry started ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Russell Gerry
Thomas Russell Gerry (December 8, 1794 – October 8, 1848) was an American sailor who was active in the Sons of the American Revolution and was a son of the fifth U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry. Early life Gerry was born on December 8, 1794, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was one of ten children born to Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), a Founding Father, Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Vice President, and Ann (née Thompson) Gerry (1763–1849), who was near twenty years his father's junior. At his parents' wedding, his father's best man was his good friend James Monroe.Ammon, p. 61 His maternal grandparents were James Thompson, a wealthy Irish-born New York merchant, and Catharine (née Walton) Thompson. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Gerry (1702–1774), a merchant who operated ships out of Marblehead, and Elizabeth (née Greenleaf) Gerry (1716–1771), the daughter of a successful Boston merchant.Purcell, p. 46 Career On December 6, 1814, Gerry was appointed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gerry
Alan Gerry (born December 24, 1929) Tuesday June 06, 2000 is an American and founder of Cablevision Industries. Early life and education Gerry was born to a Jewish family in ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Brownlee
Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician and the 32nd speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He was first elected as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Ilam (New Zealand electorate), Ilam in 1996, representing the New Zealand National Party, National Party. He became a list MP in 2020. Brownlee was a senior member of the Fifth National Government of New Zealand, Fifth National Government, serving as Leader of the House (New Zealand), Leader of the House, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was twice deputy leader of the National Party, first from November 2003 until November 2006 and again from July until November 2020. As the longest continuously serving member of Parliament, Brownlee became Father of the House (New Zealand), Father of the House in October 2022. Early life and family Brownlee was born in Christchurch to Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Gerry
Ann Thompson Gerry ( ; August 12, 1763 – March 17, 1849) was the second lady of the United States from 1813 to 1814 as the wife of Vice President Elbridge Gerry. Life Ann Thompson was the daughter of James Thompson (1727–1812) a wealthy Irishman who made his fortune in the merchant trade, and Catharine (Walton) Thompson, daughter of a wealthy New Yorker. By 1750, Thompson's business was based in New York City, where Ann was born in 1763. She was educated in Dublin, Ireland, while her older brothers were educated in Scotland and eventually joined the British Army. Upon completion of her education in the mid-1780s she returned to New York, where some called her "the most beautiful woman in the United States".Billias, George. ''Elbridge Gerry'', p. 147 There she caught the eye of Elbridge Gerry, a Marblehead, Massachusetts politician twenty years her elder who was serving in the Confederation Congress. Their romance was apparently well underway by late 1785, and they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbridge Gerry (Maine Politician)
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. He attended Bridgton Academy, and studied law with Judge Stephen Emery (who also served as Maine's Attorney General). Gerry was admitted to the bar in 1839 and established a practice in Waterford. Gerry's father served in the Maine House of Representatives and in local offices including selectman and town meeting moderator. Gerry also served in local offices in Waterford, including town clerk (1842-1843), and town meeting moderator (1847, 1852). 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 Representat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Byrne (politician)
Gerry Byrne, (born September 27, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2015 representing Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador, and a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien. Since the 2015 provincial election, he has served as MHA for Corner Brook. Byrne served in provincial cabinet during the Ball government and is currently Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture in the Furey government. Education Byrne received a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from Dalhousie University. Federal politics Byrne was a Member of Parliament from 1996-2015 when he won a by-election in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to succeed Brian Tobin. Tobin resigned to run in the 1996 Newfoundland provincial election for Premier. He was re-elected in the 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011 elections. In the 2006 election he had one of the highest margins of victory in Atlantic Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
