George Clinton (congressman)
| George Clinton Jr. | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd and 3rd District | |
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In office March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1809 |
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| Preceded by |
Joshua Sands George Clinton, Jr. |
| Succeeded by |
Gurdon S. Mumford William Denning Jonathan Fisk |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd District | |
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In office February 14, 1805 – March 4, 1805 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel L. Mitchill |
| Succeeded by |
Gurdon S. Mumford George Clinton, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 6, 1771 New York City |
| Died | September 16, 1809 (aged 38) New York City |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Franklin |
| Relations | See Clinton family |
| Parents |
James Clinton Mary De Witt |
| Alma mater | Columbia College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
George Clinton (June 6, 1771 – September 16, 1809) was a Representative from New York and served in the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Congresses.
He was born in New York City on June 6, 1771, and was the son of Mary De Witt and James Clinton, a brevet major general in the American Revolutionary War. He was the brother of DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), the 6th Governor of New York, and half-brother of James Graham Clinton, also a U.S. Representative.
He was the nephew of George Clinton (1739–1812), who served as the 1st and 3rd Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and the U.S. Vice President from 1805 to 1812. His grandfather was Col. Charles Clinton (1690–1773), an Anglo-Irish colonel during the French and Indian War.
He graduated from Columbia College in 1793, studied law, and became an attorney.
He was involved in farming and business in New York City and New Windsor, and was an incorporator of the Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike Company.
Clinton was an early member of the Tammany Hall organization, including serving as one of its sachems. He was a delegate to the New York State constitutional convention in 1801. In political organizing and at conventions, George Clinton, Jr. was a manager and leader of the allies of his uncle George, in opposition to adherents of Aaron Burr as the two groups fought for supremacy in the Democratic-Republican Party.
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