| James Gerry | |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1839 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1843 |
| Predecessor: | Henry Logan |
| Successor: | Benjamin A. Bidlack |
| Birth Name: | James Gerry Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1796 |
| Birth Place: | near Rising Sun, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Lutheran Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Parents: | James Gerry Sr. Florah Low |
| Alma Mater: | West Nottingham Academy University of Maryland |
| Profession: | Politician, physician |
James Gerry Jr. (August 14, 1796 – July 19, 1873) was an American politician and physician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843, representing the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a Democrat in the 26th United States Congress and the 27th United States Congress.[1] [2]
Gerry was born near Rising Sun, Maryland, on August 14, 1796, to James Gerry Sr. and Florah Low.[3] He graduated from West Nottingham Academy and studied medicine at the University of Maryland in Baltimore before commencing practice in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, in 1824.
Gerry was elected as a Democrat to the 26th United States Congress and the 27th United States Congress. He served from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1843, representing the 11th congressional district of Pennsylvania.
Following his tenure in Congress, Gerry resumed practicing medicine until his retirement in 1870.
Gerry married Sarah Salome Hoffman in 1830.
Gerry died at the age of 76 in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1873. He was interred in Lutheran Cemetery, located in Shrewbsury.[3]