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Burr and Hamilton first came into public opposition during the 1800 United States presidential election. Burr and Thomas Jefferson ran for president on the Democratic-Republican Party ticket against incumbent President John Adams and his vice presidential running mate Charles C. Pinckney of the Federalist Party.
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.
Burr killed former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and entered a period of political exile, ending the careers of two of New York's most prominent politicians. Blaming Hamilton for his defeats in both 1801 and 1804, Burr charged Hamilton with a smear campaign through the intentional dissemination of his private comments.
November 24, 1801: Philip Hamilton, son of the former U.S. Secretary of Treasury, dueled George I. Eacker; Hamilton was killed. [3] July 11, 1804: U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr, while in office, dueled former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; Hamilton was killed. [4
Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton was a long-time foe of Jefferson but he deeply distrusted Burr. [3] Hamilton helped arrange for Jefferson to be elected president and Burr vice president. A constitutional amendment was passed to prevent similar confusion. In 1804, Burr killed Hamilton in a duel. [4] [5]
When James was sixteen, his father was killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. Along with his mother and siblings, James was present in the room, sitting at his father's bedside, when he died a few hours after the duel. [2] Hamilton graduated from Columbia University in 1805 at the age of seventeen.
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