George Clinton

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George Clinton was an American Founding Father, longtime governor of New York, and one of the first vice presidents of the United States, serving under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Founding Father of the United States
human
politician
burialPlace Old Dutch Church of Kingston
Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, New York
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1739-07-26
dateOfDeath 1812-04-20
endTime First continuous governorship of New York ended 1795
Second period as Governor of New York ended 1804
Term as Vice President of the United States ended 1812
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Clinton
givenName George
headOfGovernment State of New York
inception First term as Governor of New York began 1777
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfPoliticalParty Anti-Administration Party
Anti-Federalist
Democratic-Republican Party
militaryBranch Continental Army
notableFor Being a longtime governor of New York
Being one of the first vice presidents of the United States
Role as an American Founding Father
notableWork Leadership of New York Anti-Federalists
Opposition to ratification of the United States Constitution in New York
numberOfChildren 5
officeContested President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
placeOfBirth Little Britain, Province of New York, British America
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld Brigadier General in the Continental Army
Governor of New York
Member of the Continental Congress
Member of the New York Provincial Congress
Member of the New York State Assembly
Vice President of the United States
precededBy Aaron Burr as Vice President of the United States
religion Presbyterianism
residence New York
sexOrGender male
signature Signature of George Clinton (vice president).svg
spouse Cornelia Tappen
startTime Second period as Governor of New York began 1801
Term as Vice President of the United States began 1805
succeededBy Elbridge Gerry as Vice President of the United States
vicePresidentOf United States under President James Madison
United States under President Thomas Jefferson


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