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Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr, Jr. was an important political figure in the early history of the United States of America. After serving as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, Burr became a successful lawyer and politician...
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1756
2.6.1756
Aaron Burr is born in Newark, New Jersey.
1772
1772
Burr graduates from the College of New Jersey (later to become Princeton University).
1791
10.24.1791
Burr takes his seat as a Senator from the state of New York.
1801
2.17.1801
An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
3.14.1801
Burr is sworn in as the Vice President of the United States.
1804
7.11.1804
A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
1807
2.19.1807
In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason and confined to Fort Stoddert.
5.22.1807
A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.