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Aaron Burr, third vice president of the United States (1801–05), who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel (1804).
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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. He founded the Manhattan Company on September 1, 1799.
Apr 2, 2014 · Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States under Thomas Jefferson, and a rival of Alexander Hamilton. He fatally shot Hamilton in a duel in 1804, and was accused of treason in 1807 for his conspiracy to seize Spanish territory.
Aaron Burr was a brilliant but controversial figure in early American history. He served as Thomas Jefferson's vice president, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, and was tried for treason for his role in a plot to create a new country.
Jul 10, 2018 · Aaron Burr was a Founding Father who served as vice president and fought in the American Revolution. He killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804 and faced treason charges in 1807, but his political achievements are often overshadowed by his controversies.
On July 11, 1804, the two men met at a dueling ground in Weehawken, New Jersey. In the exchange of gunfire, Hamilton was fatally wounded. Under indictment in New York and charged with murder in New Jersey, Burr spent the next few months traveling quietly in the Deep South. Charges against Burr would later be dropped.
Aaron Burr was born in 1756 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.
