The Declaration Signer Who Died as Vice President | Elbridge Gerry | Journey With Murphy [9:37]

YouTube ^ | August 30, 2026 | Journey With Murphy

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Before he was Vice President, Elbridge Gerry was a rising leader from Massachusetts, who partook in some of the earliest and most important phases of the American Revolution. He signed the Declaration of Independence and he went on to play an interesting role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787. When he died in 1814, he was serving as the Vice President and the War of 1812 was in full swing. Today, he is the only signer of the declaration who is laid to rest in the District of Columbia. Buried nearby is Tobias Lear, a patriot who had a tragic ending. 

The Declaration Signer Who Died as Vice President 
Elbridge Gerry | Journey With Murphy | 9:37 
Journey With Murphy | 11.7K subscribers | 11,117 views | August 30, 2026

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"There at the center is the usual plaque. This one dedicated to Elbridge Garry. And all around it are the names and signatures of a few other signers of the Declaration. There's John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock, fellow Massachusetts signers, but I don't see Robert Treat Payne, who is the fifth signer for Massachusetts. So, I'm not exactly sure why that is."

[Robert Treat Payne had died three years earlier, btw.]

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Gerrymander.

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Prior to this video, I’m pretty sure I didn’t know about the correct pronounciation. 😮

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