Governor George Clinton
| George Clinton | |
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| 4th Vice President of the United States | |
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In office March 4, 1805 – April 20, 1812 |
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| President |
Thomas Jefferson James Madison |
| Preceded by | Aaron Burr |
| Succeeded by | Elbridge Gerry |
| 1st and 3rd Governor of New York | |
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In office July 1, 1801 – June 30, 1804 |
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| Lieutenant | Jeremiah Van Rensselaer |
| Preceded by | John Jay |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Lewis |
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In office July 30, 1777 – June 30, 1795 |
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| Lieutenant | Pierre Van Cortlandt |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Jay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26 [O.S. July 15] 1739 Little Britain, New York, British America |
| Died | April 20, 1812 (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Tappen (1741–1800) |
| Relations | William Clinton (great-grandfather) |
| Children | Catharine George Elizabeth Martha Maria |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Great Britain United States
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| Service/branch |
British Army Continental Army |
| Rank |
Lieutenant (UK) Brigadier General (U.S.)
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| Battles/wars |
French and Indian War American Revolutionary War |
George Clinton (July 26 [O.S. July 15] 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, and again from 1801 to 1804, then served as the fourth Vice President of the United States from 1805 to 1812, under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C. Calhoun are the only people to have served as US Vice President under two different presidents.
Clinton was born in Little Britain, Province of New York, He was the son of Col. Charles Clinton and Elizabeth Denniston Clinton, Presbyterian immigrants who left County Longford, Ireland, in 1729 to escape an Anglican regime that imposed severe disabilities on religious dissenters. His political interests were inspired by his father, who was a farmer, surveyor, and land speculator, and served as a member of the New York colonial assembly. George Clinton was the brother of General James Clinton and the uncle of New York's future governor, DeWitt Clinton. George was tutored by a local Scottish clergyman.
During the French and Indian War he first served on the privateer Defiance operating in the Caribbean, before enlisting in the provincial militia, where his father held the rank of Colonel. During the French and Indian War George rose to the rank of Lieutenant, accompanying his father in 1758 on Bradstreet's 1758 seizure of Fort Frontenac, cutting one of the major communication and supply lines between the eastern centres of Montreal and Quebec City and France's western territories. He and his brother James were instrumental in capturing a French vessel.
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