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Aaron Burr

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Aaron Burr
3rd Vice President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805
PresidentThomas Jefferson
Preceded byThomas Jefferson
Succeeded byGeorge Clinton
United States Senator
from New York
In office
March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1797
Preceded byPhilip Schuyler
Succeeded byPhilip Schuyler
3rd Attorney General of New York
In office
September 29, 1789 – November 8, 1791
GovernorGeorge Clinton
Preceded byRichard Varick
Succeeded byMorgan Lewis
Personal details
Born
Aaron Burr Jr.

(1756-02-06)February 6, 1756
Newark, New Jersey, British America
DiedSeptember 14, 1836(1836-09-14) (aged 80)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Resting placePrinceton Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse(s)
(m. 1782; died 1794)

(m. 1833)
Children7 or more including:
Theodosia
John
Aaron
RelativesAaron Burr Sr. (Father)
Esther Edwards (Mother)
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceContinental Army
Years of service1775–1779
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
 • Battle of Quebec
 • Battle of Monmouth

Aaron Burr, Jr. (February 6, 1751, – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, Revolutionary War hero and the third vice president of the United States (1801 – 1805). He was born in Newark, province of New Jersey. Burr fought in the American Revolutionary War, reaching the rank of Colonel. After the war, Burr was a leader of the Democratic-Republican Party and served in the New York State Assembly, as New York State Attorney General, and as a United States Senator before serving as Vice President.

Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, when Burr was still Vice President.

Burr conspired to form a new country in Mexico. He wanted to be present if and when Spain and Mexico went to war. Some people, including President Thomas Jefferson, who had picked a different vice president for his second term, saw Burr's actions as treason. However, in 1807 Burr was found innocent of the charges. He was often thought of by his enemies as unreliable. Burr died in 1836.