Timeline November 1814

Events in November 1814 2

• 1744 – 1814 Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) Died 23 November 1814, aged 70 Gerry was an American statesman who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as the fifth Vice President of the United States under James Madison. As governor of Massachusetts, his support for a contorted electoral district map gave rise to the term "gerrymander." He died in office in Washington, D.C.
• 1814 Union between Sweden and Norway formed Norway accepts the Swedish crown while keeping its constitution After a brief war, the Norwegian parliament agreed to a personal union with Sweden under King Charles XIII while retaining the constitution adopted at Eidsvoll. The arrangement gave Norway more autonomy than most contemporary political unions. The union lasted until Norway's peaceful separation from Sweden in 1905.