Charles Frederick Gerry (June 3, 1823 – September 4, 1900) was an American businessman, politician, and writer.

After graduating from Wesleyan University, Gerry worked as a teacher at the Boston Mercantile Academy and the Fort Hill School.

[2] Gerry contributed poetry to the Boston Evening Transcript, Our Young Folks, and the Massachusetts Ploughman.

[1] 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.