406:
311:
Gerry served as vice-president of SPCC, then as Wright's successor from 1879 to 1901, and finally as legal advisor until his death. The
Society's deputies, nicknamed "Gerry men" or "the cruelty," aroused controversy by enforcing various laws, including child labor laws concerning public performances
333:
Two years later, with Gerry as the organization's legal advisor, SPCCC bought the former House of Mercy for use as a temporary facility to house juveniles awaiting judicial action, since they had previously either been held at stationhouses or jailed with adult prisoners, where they were often
890:"$ 6,998,284 ESTATE LEFT BY MRS. DURY Husband Has Life Interest in Residue, Under Will of Sister of Former Senator Gerry. CHARITY TO GET $ 90,000 Family Shares Starrett Fortune — Jersey Man Leaves $ 1,700 to Repay Hostess at Dinners"
512:, who served on the vestry and as senior warden, and tours of the cemetery continue to be offered. At his death, Gerry was reputed to be worth $ 26 million, primarily in landholdings, making him one of the city's wealthiest men.
312:
and were allowed to remove children from homes. Some criticized their activities as interfering with family life, or for imposing aristocratic white
Protestant values upon immigrants, many of whom were Catholic or black.
977:"MISS HARRIMAN BRIDE OF ROBERT L. GERRY; Grace Church So Crowded by Friends of the Pair That Many Had to Stand in Aisles. GREAT CRUSH IN BROADWAY Wedding Held at Noon and Followed by Reception at Home in Fifth Avenue"
530:
specifically about needing to house his collection of 30,000 law books and cost a reported $ 3,000,000. After his death, the family mansions in
Manhattan were soon demolished, to make way for the
526:
His family's New York mansion at 2 East 61st Street had long been a center of cultivated and fashionable life, even as it came to be surrounded by skyscrapers. When he built it, he told architect
40:
315:
After 1903, many such child protection societies changed their focus from police to welfare work, following a
Massachusetts model. The U.S. Supreme Court, in the widely reviled 1918 case
397:. For this decision, a proposed name for this method before "electrocution" was adopted was "gerrycide". He was also chairman of the New York City Commission on Insanity in 1892.
289:
305:
443:
Mabel Gerry (1872–1930), who married
Francis Saxham Elwes Drury (1859–1937), a widower, in 1925. Drury had previously been married to Mary Gertrude Peek (1861–1921)
269:
in 1860. He later became partner with Noyes until his death, after which he joined
William F. Allen and Vaughn Abbot, practicing as Allen, Abbott & Gerry.
496:
Gerry died on
February 18, 1927, about two weeks after breaking his hip in a fall, outliving his wife by seven years. He was entombed in the churchyard of
976:
1063:
1036:
497:
297:
1198:
1188:
308:. SPCC was known as one of the first child protection societies in the country and he helped pass numerous laws to protect children.
1092:
375:
731:
215:
842:
631:
1058:
949:
242:, who was a financier and real estate developer in New York City. His maternal grandfather was the merchant and landowner
1193:
1183:
889:
917:
753:
732:"Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society"
538:
227:
478:
382:
200:
22:
1005:
386:
355:
266:
171:(December 25, 1837 – February 18, 1927), usually called "Commodore" Gerry due to the office he held with the
452:
118:
1118:
455:(1877–1957), who married Cornelia Averell Harriman (1884–1966), the second daughter of railroad executive
661:
330:
277:
192:
53:
690:
749:
608:
381:
From 1878 until 1912, he served as governor of the New York
Hospital and was also a trustee of the
322:
818:
460:
429:
421:
1178:
1145:
549:
was called "Aknusti", supposedly from an
American Indian word meaning "expensive proposition."
521:
505:
413:
219:
570:
1173:
542:
509:
1168:
1163:
335:
273:
262:
239:
196:
132:
486:
8:
527:
501:
490:
351:
317:
204:
172:
154:
77:
981:
922:
894:
695:
666:
546:
425:
253:
In 1879, he inherited $ 500,000 after the death of his unmarried uncle, Peter Goelet.
203:, and Hannah Green Goelet, of another prominent family. In 1857, Gerry graduated from
824:
405:
235:
1148:
858:
473:, who married Mathilde Townsend in 1910. They divorced in 1925 and he later married
791:
474:
276:, who had been abused by her foster parents, which he eventually argued before the
918:"ANGELICA L. GERRY DIES | 2 Ancestors Were Signers of Declaration of Independence"
329:
of the United States
Constitution, in a case now known for its dissent by Justice
1093:"GILDED AGE IN ANDES: HISTORY OF THE GERRY ESTATE — January 2014 | Andes Gazette"
954:
367:
326:
243:
176:
159:
1069:
1031:
466:
456:
394:
223:
180:
144:
122:
716:
420:
In 1867, Gerry married Louisa Matilda Livingston. Louisa was the daughter of
1157:
293:
662:"PETER GOELET'S WILL.; DIVIDING AN ESTATE THAT MAY BE WORTH TWENTY MILLIONS"
863:
828:
531:
470:
437:
410:
247:
39:
792:"A New Pilot Boat. The Launch of the Beautiful Schooner Elbridge T. Gerry"
717:
Gerry, Elbridge Thomas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
428:
and Margaret Lewis. Margaret was the only child and sole heiress of Gov.
301:
371:
347:
288:
In 1875, as a result of Mary Ellen McCormack's case, he co-founded the
1146:
Finding aid to the Elbridge Thomas Gerry papers at Columbia University
765:
149:
283:
390:
208:
489:(1862–1947) painted Gerry's portrait, which still hangs in the
374:, for more than 35 years. In 1867, he served as a delegate to
950:"NEWS OF NEW YORK SOCIETY | Social Register at Gerry Wedding"
231:
230:, who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
436:
Angelica Livingston Gerry (1871–1960), died unmarried. (See
290:
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
334:
victimized. House of Mercy had been organized in 1863 by
306:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
385:. From 1886 until 1888, Gerry served as chairman of the
211:
fraternity, eventually becoming its national president.
207:, with honors. During his time there he also joined the
338:
to assist abandoned and delinquent women and girls.
537:Gerry maintained a summer home named "Seaverge" on
354:. He held office from 1886 to 1892. The pilot boat
179:. His paternal grandfather was U.S. Vice President
469:(1879–1957), U.S. Representative and Senator from
432:. Together, Elbridge and Louisa had six children:
424:and Louisa Matilda Storm and the granddaughter of
321:, found the new federal child protection law, the
654:
284:Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
261:After graduation from Columbia, he read law with
1155:
1064:St. James' Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, New York
859:"New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
798:. Brooklyn, New York. August 24, 1888. p. 3
387:New York State Commission on Capital Punishment
884:
882:
691:"Case Shined First Light on Abuse of Children"
596:Political Register and Congressional Directory
508:church is best known for its association with
175:from 1886 to 1892, was an American lawyer and
577:. Tammany Publishing Company. January 1, 1896
1059:"Our 2013 Tour Season Has Ended. Thank you!"
1119:"Broadlands mansion, lands listed for sale"
943:
941:
879:
21:For other people named Elbridge Gerry, see
1110:
823:. New York: Century Co. pp. 206–207.
726:
724:
623:
378:, but never again sought elective office.
38:
609:"Biographical Abstract of Elbridge Gerry"
565:
563:
561:
449:Margaret "Pearl" Louisa Gerry (1868-1872)
304:, who he had previously helped found the
947:
938:
867:. Provo, Utah, US: Operations, Inc. 2015
629:
571:"COMMODORE ELBRIDGE T. GERRY | A SKETCH"
485:In 1904, the Swiss-born American artist
404:
376:New York State Constitutional Convention
191:Gerry was born on December 25, 1837, In
1084:
1006:"Historic Graveyard Tours in Hyde Park"
816:
810:
721:
103: 1867; died 1920)
1156:
1116:
1032:"A Brief History of St. James' Church"
1003:
688:
558:
370:, the Democratic political machine of
361:
341:
296:, together with Quaker philanthropist
1030:Kopser, Arnold. Wapnick, Dyan (ed.).
948:Robinson, Grace (November 1, 1925).
689:Markel, Howard (December 14, 2009).
682:
1090:
272:In 1874, Gerry took up the case of
13:
1199:Columbia College (New York) alumni
1189:Members of the New York Yacht Club
1149:Rare Book & Manuscript Library
1029:
847:. McGraw Publishing Company. 1902.
14:
1210:
1139:
1117:Cairns, Robert (March 22, 2016).
844:The Electrical World and Engineer
754:United States v. Darby Lumber Co.
630:Hendrick, Burton J. (June 1912).
817:Russell, Charles Edward (1929).
446:Lillian Goelet Gerry (1873-1891)
400:
1051:
1023:
1004:Hutton, Ann (October 5, 2016).
997:
969:
910:
851:
835:
784:
758:
479:George Washington Vanderbilt II
383:New York Life Insurance Company
201:Sons of the American Revolution
100:
23:Elbridge Gerry (disambiguation)
926:. November 5, 1960. p. 23
738:
710:
632:"PERMANENT OWNERS OF NEW YORK"
601:
589:
366:Gerry was a notable member of
246:and his great-grandfather was
1:
552:
515:
292:"SPCC", sometimes called the
214:His paternal grandfather was
186:
744:The Supreme Court overruled
545:. His wife's estate in the
453:Robert Livingston Gerry, Sr.
119:Robert Livingston Gerry, Sr.
7:
898:. April 9, 1932. p. 16
358:was named in honor of him.
65:February 18, 1927 (aged 89)
10:
1215:
1194:New York (state) Democrats
1184:Lawyers from New York City
1091:Wos, Andy (January 2014).
1037:St. James Episcopal Church
985:. March 4, 1908. p. 7
642:(2). S.S. McClure: 121–138
519:
477:(1873–1958), the widow of
20:
331:Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
278:Supreme Court of New York
256:
193:Charlestown, Rhode Island
140:
128:
110:
90:Louisa Matilda Livingston
84:
73:
61:
54:Charlestown, Rhode Island
46:
37:
30:
1066:Historic Graveyard Tours
796:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
750:Fair Labor Standards Act
611:. United States Congress
475:Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
323:Keating-Owen Act of 1916
265:and was admitted to the
222:and U.S. Vice President
199:, who was active in the
748:in 1941, upholding the
461:Mary Williamson Averell
422:Robert James Livingston
226:. His cousins included
820:From Sandy Hook to 62°
522:Elbridge Gerry Mansion
417:
220:Massachusetts Governor
543:Newport, Rhode Island
510:Franklin D. Roosevelt
408:
169:Elbridge Thomas Gerry
32:Elbridge Thomas Gerry
336:Harriet Starr Cannon
274:Mary Ellen McCormack
263:William Curtis Noyes
240:Robert Walton Goelet
197:Thomas Russell Gerry
133:Thomas Russell Gerry
746:Hammer v. Dagenhart
528:Richard Morris Hunt
502:Hyde Park, New York
491:New York Yacht Club
362:Politics and boards
352:New York Yacht Club
342:New York Yacht Club
318:Hammer v. Dagenhart
173:New York Yacht Club
155:Robert L. Gerry Jr.
68:New York City, U.S.
982:The New York Times
923:The New York Times
895:The New York Times
696:The New York Times
670:. December 6, 1879
667:The New York Times
636:McClure's Magazine
547:Catskill Mountains
467:Peter Goelet Gerry
426:Maturin Livingston
418:
123:Peter Goelet Gerry
1010:Hudson Valley One
772:. October 5, 2010
575:The Tammany Times
504:. The associated
487:Adolfo Müller-Ury
389:, which replaced
356:Elbridge T. Gerry
236:George Goelet Kip
166:
165:
116:Mabel Gerry Drury
114:Angelica L. Gerry
50:December 25, 1837
1206:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1088:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1068:. Archived from
1055:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1027:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1001:
995:
994:
992:
990:
973:
967:
966:
964:
962:
945:
936:
935:
933:
931:
914:
908:
907:
905:
903:
886:
877:
876:
874:
872:
855:
849:
848:
839:
833:
832:
814:
808:
807:
805:
803:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
766:"House of Mercy"
762:
756:
742:
736:
735:
728:
719:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
686:
680:
679:
677:
675:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
627:
621:
620:
618:
616:
605:
599:
593:
587:
586:
584:
582:
567:
498:St. James Church
205:Columbia College
136:Hannah G. Goelet
104:
102:
78:Columbia College
42:
28:
27:
1214:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1204:
1203:
1154:
1153:
1142:
1137:
1127:
1125:
1115:
1111:
1101:
1099:
1089:
1085:
1075:
1073:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1042:
1040:
1028:
1024:
1014:
1012:
1002:
998:
988:
986:
975:
974:
970:
960:
958:
955:Chicago Tribune
946:
939:
929:
927:
916:
915:
911:
901:
899:
888:
887:
880:
870:
868:
857:
856:
852:
841:
840:
836:
815:
811:
801:
799:
790:
789:
785:
775:
773:
764:
763:
759:
743:
739:
730:
729:
722:
715:
711:
701:
699:
687:
683:
673:
671:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
628:
624:
614:
612:
607:
606:
602:
594:
590:
580:
578:
569:
568:
559:
555:
539:Bellevue Avenue
524:
518:
403:
364:
344:
327:Commerce Clause
325:, violated the
286:
259:
244:Peter P. Goelet
216:Founding Father
189:
160:Peter P. Goelet
158:
153:
148:
135:
121:
117:
115:
106:
98:
94:
91:
74:Alma mater
69:
66:
57:
51:
33:
26:
19:
18:American lawyer
12:
11:
5:
1212:
1202:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1152:
1151:
1141:
1140:External links
1138:
1136:
1135:
1123:Watershed Post
1109:
1083:
1072:on May 8, 2014
1050:
1022:
996:
968:
937:
909:
878:
850:
834:
809:
783:
757:
737:
720:
709:
681:
653:
622:
600:
588:
556:
554:
551:
517:
514:
483:
482:
464:
457:E. H. Harriman
450:
447:
444:
441:
402:
399:
395:electric chair
363:
360:
343:
340:
298:John D. Wright
285:
282:
258:
255:
228:Elbridge Gerry
224:Elbridge Gerry
188:
185:
181:Elbridge Gerry
164:
163:
145:Elbridge Gerry
142:
138:
137:
130:
126:
125:
112:
108:
107:
96:
92:
89:
88:
86:
82:
81:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
59:
58:
52:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
31:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1211:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1179:Goelet family
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1124:
1120:
1113:
1098:
1097:Andes Gazette
1094:
1087:
1071:
1067:
1065:
1060:
1054:
1039:
1038:
1033:
1026:
1011:
1007:
1000:
984:
983:
978:
972:
961:September 11,
957:
956:
951:
944:
942:
930:September 11,
925:
924:
919:
913:
902:September 11,
897:
896:
891:
885:
883:
866:
865:
860:
854:
846:
845:
838:
830:
826:
822:
821:
813:
797:
793:
787:
776:September 14,
771:
767:
761:
755:
751:
747:
741:
733:
727:
725:
718:
713:
698:
697:
692:
685:
669:
668:
663:
657:
641:
637:
633:
626:
610:
604:
597:
592:
581:September 11,
576:
572:
566:
564:
562:
557:
550:
548:
544:
540:
535:
533:
529:
523:
513:
511:
507:
503:
499:
494:
492:
488:
480:
476:
472:
468:
465:
462:
459:and his wife
458:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
435:
434:
433:
431:
427:
423:
415:
412:
407:
401:Personal life
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
379:
377:
373:
369:
359:
357:
353:
349:
339:
337:
332:
328:
324:
320:
319:
313:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
294:Gerry Society
291:
281:
279:
275:
270:
268:
264:
254:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
195:, the son of
194:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
162:(grandfather)
161:
156:
152:(grandmother)
151:
147:(grandfather)
146:
143:
139:
134:
131:
127:
124:
120:
113:
109:
87:
83:
79:
76:
72:
64:
60:
55:
49:
45:
41:
36:
29:
24:
16:
1174:Gerry family
1126:. Retrieved
1122:
1112:
1100:. Retrieved
1096:
1086:
1074:. Retrieved
1070:the original
1062:
1053:
1041:. Retrieved
1035:
1025:
1013:. Retrieved
1009:
999:
987:. Retrieved
980:
971:
959:. Retrieved
953:
928:. Retrieved
921:
912:
900:. Retrieved
893:
869:. Retrieved
864:Ancestry.com
862:
853:
843:
837:
819:
812:
800:. Retrieved
795:
786:
774:. Retrieved
770:myinwood.net
769:
760:
745:
740:
712:
702:December 15,
700:. Retrieved
694:
684:
674:November 29,
672:. Retrieved
665:
656:
644:. Retrieved
639:
635:
625:
613:. Retrieved
603:
595:
591:
579:. Retrieved
574:
536:
532:Pierre Hotel
525:
495:
484:
481:(1862–1914).
471:Rhode Island
438:Ancrum House
430:Morgan Lewis
419:
411:Fifth Avenue
380:
368:Tammany Hall
365:
345:
316:
314:
310:
287:
271:
267:New York bar
260:
252:
248:Peter Goelet
213:
190:
168:
167:
15:
1169:1927 deaths
1164:1837 births
1128:January 17,
1102:January 17,
1043:December 4,
1015:December 4,
989:December 4,
871:December 4,
615:December 8,
302:Henry Bergh
1158:Categories
802:August 30,
553:References
520:See also:
516:Residences
463:, in 1908.
372:Boss Tweed
346:Gerry was
187:Early life
157:(grandson)
506:Episcopal
393:with the
348:Commodore
150:Ann Gerry
141:Relatives
129:Parent(s)
646:March 9,
598:, p. 408
409:Gerry's
177:reformer
111:Children
829:3804485
414:mansion
391:hanging
350:of the
209:Chi Psi
105:
97:
93:
1076:May 7,
827:
257:Career
238:, and
85:Spouse
80:(1857)
56:, U.S.
232:Maine
99:(
95:
1130:2018
1104:2018
1078:2014
1045:2019
1017:2019
991:2019
963:2016
932:2016
904:2016
873:2019
825:OCLC
804:2021
778:2016
704:2009
676:2016
648:2017
617:2012
583:2016
300:and
62:Died
47:Born
752:in
541:in
500:in
1160::
1121:.
1095:.
1061:.
1034:.
1008:.
979:.
952:.
940:^
920:.
892:.
881:^
861:.
794:.
768:.
723:^
693:.
664:.
640:39
638:.
634:.
573:.
560:^
534:.
493:.
440:.)
280:.
250:.
234:,
218:,
183:.
101:m.
1132:.
1106:.
1080:.
1047:.
1019:.
993:.
965:.
934:.
906:.
875:.
831:.
806:.
780:.
734:.
706:.
678:.
650:.
619:.
585:.
416:.
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
