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Also known as Aaron Burr, Jr., Vice-President Aaron Burr

vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836)

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Aaron Burr (1756–1836) was an American politician, lawyer, military officer, and jurist. Born in Newark, he was educated at Princeton University and served as a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Burr held the positions of Vice President of the United States, United States senator, and Attorney General of New York. He is also noted for his participation in the Burr–Hamilton duel.

Burr’s literary output includes works such as *The papers of Aaron Burr*, *Documents relating to the Trial of*, and *Bunker-Hill; or The death of General Warren*. He spoke English as his native language. Burr died of a stroke from natural causes in 1836 and had three children.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
6 February 1756
Died
14 September 1836
Works
36

Top works

  • Reports of the trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (late vice president of the United States), for treason, and for a misdemeanor
  • The papers of Aaron Burr
  • Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information touching an illegal combination of private individuals against the peace and safety of the union, and a military expedition planned by them against the territories of a power in amity with the United States
  • Documents relating to the Trial of
  • The Trial of Aaron Burr for high treason

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Music · MusicBrainz

Country
US

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
64
Total plays
526

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Quotes

  • The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business.
  • There is a maxim, 'Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.' It is a maxim for sluggards. A better reading of it is, 'Never do today what you can as well do tomorrow,' because something may occur to make you regret your premature action.
  • Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained.
  • On that subject I am coy.

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Encyclopedic overview

Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he is primarily remembered for the killing of Alexander Hamilton in a duel, as well as his alleged conspiracy to take parts of the United States or the Spanish Empire to form an independent country.

Burr was born to a prominent family in what was then the Province of New Jersey. After studying theology at Princeton University, he began his career as a lawyer before joining the Continental Army as an officer in the American Revolutionary War in 1775. After leaving military service in 1779, Burr practiced law in New York City, where he became a leading politician and helped form the new Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aaron Burr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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