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Clinton was the first vice president to die in office as well as the first vice president to die overall. Clinton was the first of two vice presidents to serve in the position under two different presidents, the other being John C. Calhoun. His original burial was in Washington, D.C. He was re-interred at the Old Dutch Churchyard in Kingston ...
Succeeded to presidency 2 years, 10 months and 2 days into term 36: Henry Wilson: 993: 18th • March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 [d] Ulysses S. Grant: Died 2 years, 8 months and 18 days into term 37: Garret Hobart: 992 [e] 24th • March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 [d] William McKinley: Died 2 years, 8 months and 17 days into term 38 ...
The oldest president at the time of death was George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94 years, 171 days. [c] John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk, who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.
Three vice presidents—Hannibal Hamlin, Charles G. Dawes, and Lyndon B. Johnson—were born on August 27 (in 1809, 1865, and 1908 respectively). This is the only day of the year having the birthday of multiple vice presidents. [1] The oldest living vice president is Dick Cheney, born on January 30
Some vice presidents have been born in one state, but are commonly associated with another. New York was the birth state of eight vice presidents, the most of any state: George Clinton, Daniel D. Tompkins, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Schuyler Colfax, William A. Wheeler, Theodore Roosevelt, and James S. Sherman.
The vice president also serves as the president of the Senate and may choose to cast a tie-breaking vote on decisions made by the Senate. Vice presidents have exercised this latter power to varying extents over the years. [2] Two vice presidents—George Clinton and John C. Calhoun—served under more than one president.
George Clinton Jr. (1771–1809), U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Vice President George Clinton; George Henry Clinton, Louisiana politician; George W. Clinton (1807–1885), mayor of Buffalo, New York; George De Witt Clinton, member of the 77th (1854) and 80th New York State Legislatures (1857) George Clinton (born 1846), member of ...
Richard Bruce Cheney (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ n i / CHAY-nee; [a] born January 30, 1941) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He has been called the most powerful vice president in American history.