…the origin of the verb ‘to jerrymander.’
Founding Father* Governor Eldridge Gerry had an oddly shaped district; someone observed that it looked like a salamander, and it was instantly proclaimed a “Gerrymander.”)
I think that ‘jerrymander’ is the current accepted spelling?
*One who signed the American Declaration of Independence
Where I learned it: Chaos Manor.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Wasn’t Gerry the son of Mr & Mrs Mander?……..Sorry, I’ll go and stand in the corner now.
And Mr and Mrs Bates’ son is Master… Sorry, I’ll join Val in the corner.
I’ve never seen it spelt with a “J”, Bravo, just to get this discussion back on track. 😉
My Grandad called a chamber pot a ‘jerry’.
Now you come to mention it, Araminta, neither have I….senior moment.
(Is that short for Jerrycan, Janus?)
Lots of words like this from real or literary characters.
Bowdlerism
Malapropism
Are two that come to mind.