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Reference book:
'Washington Sculpture'
by James M. Goode

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GERRY, Elbridge: Monument (ca. 1823) at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
by W Frazee, John Frazee
located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area (click link for more in that area)

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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was elected the fifth Vice President of the United States, serving under James Madison, from March 4, 1813 until his death a year and a half later. Gerry was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was one of the three men who refused to sign the Constitution because it did not have a Bill of Rights. Gerry later became Governor of Massachusetts. He is most famous for being the namesake of gerrymandering — a process by which electoral districts are drawn with the aim of aiding the party in power. Source: Wikipedia




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Revolutionary Patriot Elbridge Gerry
1744 1814
Placed by Dolley Madison Chapter DC DAR

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In Honor of Elbridge Gerry
The only signer of the Declaration of Independence interred in the District of Columbia
1988 Erected by the District of Columbia Society Sons of the American Revolution

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More Info
See
James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 60 Item #1.42; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p91 Item #A-40)

Medium: Marble
Artist: W Frazee, John Frazee
Related subjects: Politicians
Location: 18th & E Sts SE (range 29, sites 9-10) Washington, D.C. Congressional Cemetery
See Capitol Hill area in James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Potomac Ave (Orange - Blue) (click station name for all pieces nearby)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76006148 (dcMem ID #236 )

Links & other sources
Congressional Cemetery website
Wikipedia article on gerrymandering
Wikipedia article on Gerry

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