Biography aaron burr

Aaron Burr, a lawyer and politician, was born at Newark, New Jersey in February, He graduated at Princeton in and entered the army three years later. In he resigned his commission and began to study law. He was admitted to the bar in , and soon acquired an extensive practice. He took an active part in politics as a Democrat, was appointed Attorney-General of New York in , and was elected to the United States Senate in Jefferson and Burr were in the Democratic candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President. Receiving the same number of votes, the election, as the law then stood, devolved on the House of Representatives, which, after a spirited contest, gave Jefferson the highest position. By his efforts to supplant Jefferson in this contest Burr forfeited the regard of the Democrats. He became in a candidate for the office of Governor of New York, but was unsuccessful. Attributing his defeat to Alexander Hamilton, he challenged and killed him in a duel

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Aaron Burr ()

Aaron Burr was born in in Newark, New Jersey, into a family of ministers. His father was the second president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and his grandfather was Jonathan Edwards, the famous theologian. Burr's parents died when he was a young boy, and he lived with various friends and family as a child. He went to college at Princeton in at the age of thirteen, graduating three years later. In , with the outbreak of the American Revolution, Burr joined the Army to fight against the British. He accompanied Benedict Arnold's failed expedition to try to invade Quebec, and in he became a member of General George Washington's staff. He served in the Army until , when ill health forced him to resign. Burr then decided to study law, and he was admitted to the bar in New York in

After moving to New York City, Burr set up his law practice. He was elected to the state assembly of New York in and served one term. In , the governor of New York ch

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Aaron Burr

Vice President of the United States from to

For other uses, see Aaron Burr (disambiguation).

Aaron Burr
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In office March 4, &#;– March 4,
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Thomas Jefferson
Succeeded by	George Clinton
In office March 4, &#;– March 3,
Preceded by	Philip Schuyler
Succeeded by	Philip Schuyler
In office September 29, &#;– November 8,
Governor	George Clinton
Preceded by	Richard Varick
Succeeded by	Morgan Lewis
In office July 1, &#;– June 30,
In office July 1, &#;– June 30,
Born	Aaron Burr Jr. ()February 6, Newark, Province of New Jersey, British America
Died	September 14, () (aged&#;80) Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Princeton Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouses	Eliza Jumel &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;
Children	10 or more, including Theodosia, John, and