A biography of this man was written by his son-in-law James T. Austin.
A biography of this man was written by his son-in-law James T. Austin. This man was kicked out of hisstate's constitutional convention after getting into a shouting match by Francis Dana. Like George Masonand Edmund Randolph, this man refused to sign the US Constitution at the Constitutional Convention. Oneaction he signed off on inspired an Elkanah Tisdale cartoon showing his state gripped by a (*) dragon. WithCC Pinckney and John Marshall, this man was one of the three diplomats approached by agents of Talleyrand for abribe as part of the XYZ affair. This man was the second vice president under James Madison. For 10 points, namethis Governor of Massachusetts, whose attempted reshaping of Essex County led to the coining of a portmanteau ofhis name and "salamander" to describe electoral redistricting.
A biography of this man was written by his son-in-law James T. Austin.
Elbridge Gerry