Burr,Aaron

Burr,Aaron
Burr (bûr), Aaron. 1756-1836.
American politician who became Vice President of the United States (1801-1805) under Thomas Jefferson after a deadlock in the electoral college was broken by the House of Representatives. On July 11, 1804, Burr mortally wounded his rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and later fled south where he was involved in a mysterious conspiracy to establish an independent nation in Mexico and the Southwest. Tried for treason, he was acquitted for lack of evidence.

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  • Aaron Burr — Infobox Vice President | name=Aaron Burr nationality=American order=3rd Vice President of the United States term start=March 4, 1801 term end=March 4, 1805 predecessor=Thomas Jefferson successor=George Clinton order2= United States Senator from… …   Wikipedia

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