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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.
Aaron Burr (1756–1836), 3rd Vice President of the United States – Manhattan; George Clinton (1739–1812), 4th Vice President of the United States – Little Britain; Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), 17th Vice President of the United States – Manhattan; Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd Vice President of the United States – Albany
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. Of these, 14 have died, and each is listed in both tables.
Resigned to become vice president 1971–1978 Served after being vice president. Died in office Walter Mondale: 1964–1976 Resigned to become vice president Missouri: Harry S. Truman: 1935–1945 Resigned to become vice president New York: Aaron Burr: 1791–1797 Martin Van Buren: 1821–1828 Ohio: JD Vance: 2023–2025 Resigned to become vice ...
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, [1] was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford.
New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
Vice President Burr had fallen out with the Jefferson administration early in his tenure, and President Jefferson often consulted with Clinton rather than Burr regarding New York appointments. Clinton was selected to replace Burr in 1804 due to his long public service and his popularity in the electorally important state of New York.
The three Democratic presidents who were from New York are Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) who was the governor of New York from 1929 to 1932, Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th) who was the governor from 1883 to 1885, and Martin Van Buren (eighth) who was the governor in 1829. Van Buren is also the only Democratic vice president who was from New York.