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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. He founded the Manhattan Company on September 1, 1799.
Esther Burr's daughter, Sarah, married Tapping Reeve, previously Aaron Jr. and Sarah's School Tutor and the founder of America's first law school Litchfield Law School. Esther Burr's son, Aaron, was the third vice president of the United States (1801–05), who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. Esther kept to a plain style ...
Aaron Burr Sr. (father-in-law) Tapping Reeve (October 1, 1744 – December 13, 1823) was an American lawyer, judge, and law educator. In 1784 he opened the Litchfield Law School , the first law school in the United States , in Litchfield, Connecticut .
The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Aaron Burr, the third U.S. vice president at the time, and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former Secretary of the Treasury, at dawn on July 11, 1804.
Aaron Columbus Burr: Sep 15 1808 – Jul 27 1882 Mary Coutant Burr Adopted son Father of: Elizabeth C. Burr; Eleanora F. Burr (May 30, 1831 – November 16, 1831) Aaron Hippolyte Burr (August 7, 1828 – August 5, 1898) Charles Burdett 1814–1862 Adopted son
Church was an experienced duellist, and owned the Wogdon pistols used in the 1804 Burr–Hamilton duel. The weapons had already been used in an 1801 duel, in which Hamilton's son Philip was killed. [citation needed] Following the duel, the pistols were returned to Church, and reposed at his Belvidere estate until the late 19th century. [18]
Aaron Columbus Burr (born Aaron Burr Colombe; [1] September 15, 1808 – July 27, 1882), was the son of the third U.S. vice president Aaron Burr. [2] He worked as a goldsmith and silversmith , and was engaged in the diamond and jewellery business in New York City .
Aaron Burr Sr. (January 4, 1716 – September 24, 1757) was a Presbyterian minister and college educator in colonial America. He was a founder of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University ) and the father of Aaron Burr (1756–1836), the third vice president of the United States .