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The Boston Gazette printed a cartoon coining the term "gerrymander", named after Governor Elbridge Gerry (pictured), who approved the legislation that created oddly shaped electoral districts.
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Gerrymandering
Form of political manipulation
Gerrymandering, defined in the contexts of representative electoral systems, is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Elbridge Gerry
Founding Father, U.S. vice president from 1813 to 1814
Elbridge Thomas Gerry 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)