Peter Goelet Gerry

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Peter Goelet Gerry was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
human
politician
birthDate 1879-09-18
birthPlace New York City
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1957-10-31
deathPlace Providence, Rhode Island
educatedAt Groton School
Harvard Law School
Harvard University
endTimeOfPosition Minority Whip of the United States Senate 1929
endTimeOfPosition United States Representative from Rhode Island's 2nd district 1915
endTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (first term) 1929
endTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (second term) 1947
ethnicGroup American of Dutch descent
American of English descent
familyName Gerry
father Elbridge Thomas Gerry
givenName Peter
hasRelative Elbridge Gerry
Martha Gerry
Robert Livingston Gerry
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
middleName Goelet
mother Louisa Matilda Livingston
notableFor being the first U.S. senator to be elected after losing re-election
occupation politician
partOf Gerry family
positionHeld Minority Whip of the United States Senate
United States Representative
linked to: U.S. Representative

United States senator
religion Episcopalian
represented Rhode Island
Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district
representedIn United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
residence Newport, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
sexOrGender male
spouse Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
Mathilde Scott Townsend
linked to: Mathilde Townsend
startTimeOfPosition Minority Whip of the United States Senate 1919
startTimeOfPosition United States Representative from Rhode Island's 2nd district 1913
startTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (first term) 1917
startTimeOfPosition United States senator from Rhode Island (second term) 1935

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Edith Stuyvesant Dresser spouse Peter Goelet Gerry
Edith Stuyvesant Gerry spouse Peter Goelet Gerry
Edith Stuyvesant Gerry relative Peter Goelet Gerry