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Elbridge Gerry Spaulding -LRB- February 24 , 1809 -- May 5 , 1897 -RRB- was an American lawyer , banker , and Republican Party politician .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). He opposed slavery and supported the idea for the first U.S. currency not backed by gold or silver , thus helping to keep the Union 's economy afloat during the U.S. Civil War .. U.S. Civil War. American Civil War