James Gerry

James Gerry
James Gerry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 11th district
	In office; March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Henry Logan
Succeeded by	Benjamin Alden Bidlack
Personal details
Born	August 14, 1796; Rising Sun, Maryland
Died	July 19, 1873 (aged 76); Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Maryland

James Gerry (August 14, 1796 – July 19, 1873) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

James Gerry was born near Rising Sun, Maryland. He pursued an academic course and was graduated from West Nottingham Academy. He studied medicine at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland, and commenced practice in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, in 1824.

Gerry was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses. He continued the practice of medicine until 1870, when he retired. He died in Shrewsbury, York County, Pennsylvania, in 1873. Interment in Lutheran Cemetery.

Sources

United States Congress. "James Gerry (id: G000140)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry Logan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1839–1843	Succeeded by Benjamin A. Bidlack

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