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This is a list of vice presidents of the United States by place of primary affiliation. 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 ...
The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the United States federal government after the president of the United States. [1] 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 ...
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
The state with the most presidential burial sites is Virginia with seven. Since its 1789 establishment, 50 people have served as Vice President of the United States. Of these, 43 have died. The state with the most vice-presidential burial sites is New York with 10. Fifteen people have served as both president and as vice president.
A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for example the speaker of a legislature or a head of government .
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
No. Image Name Home state Took office Left office Party School President(s) Ref 1: John Adams: Massachusetts: April 21, 1789: March 4, 1797: Federalist: Harvard College
Vice President of the United States: 1876: Lost to William A. Wheeler. Later elected in 1884 Levi P. Morton: Republican nomination for President of the United States: 1896: Lost to William McKinley: Adlai Stevenson: Vice President of the United States: 1900: Lost to Theodore Roosevelt: Governor of Illinois: 1908: Lost to Charles S. Deneen ...