Charles F. Gerry
Charles Frederick Gerry | |
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 Gerry in 1880 | |
| Born | June 3, 1823 Sudbury, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 4, 1900 Sudbury, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician, writer |
Charles Frederick Gerry (June 3, 1823 – September 4, 1900) was an American businessman, politician, and writer.
Early life
[edit]Gerry was born on June 3, 1823, in Sudbury, Massachusetts, to Charles and Orisa Gerry. After graduating from Wesleyan University, Gerry worked as a teacher at the Boston Mercantile Academy and the Fort Hill School.[1]
Business career
[edit]In 1858, Gerry left teach to work in the insurance business. From 1863 to 1873 he was a general agent of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company in Boston. He then worked as a special agent of the New England Life Insurance Company.[2]
In 1871 Gerry became the founding president of the Hyde Park Savings Bank.[3]
Political career
[edit]In 1877 Gerry represented Hyde Park in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1] He moved to Sudbury soon thereafter and in 1880, represented that community (along with Maynard, Wayland, and Weston) in the House.[4] From 1881 to 1883 he served in the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
Writing
[edit]Gerry contributed poetry to the Boston Evening Transcript, Our Young Folks, and the Massachusetts Ploughman.[2] In 1888 he had a book of poetry entitled Meadow Melodies published by Lee & Shepard.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]Gerry married Martha Ann Clough of Canterbury, New Hampshire, on June 5, 1852.[5] Like Gerry, Clough was a writer who oversaw the editorial pages of the Boston Olive Branch. The couple had four children.[1]
Gerry died on September 4, 1900, in Sudbury.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hudson, Alfred Sereno (1889). The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts. R. H. Blodgett. pp. 614–616.
- ^ a b c Upsilon, Psi (1888). General Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. p. 623.
- ^ Hyde Park, Mass (1888). First Twenty Years of Hyde Park, Mass. pp. 54–55.
- ^ General Court, Massachusetts (1880). A Manual for the Use of the General Court. p. 364.
- ^ Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. 1883. pp. 110–111.
- ^ "Obituary Record". The Wesleyan University Bulletin. May 1901.
- 1823 births
- 1900 deaths
- American bank presidents
- American businesspeople in insurance
- American male poets
- Schoolteachers from Massachusetts
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Politicians from Boston
- People from Sudbury, Massachusetts
- Wesleyan University alumni
- 19th-century American educators
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court