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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.
Jul 10, 2018 · In the aftermath of the duel, Alexander Hamilton was lionized for his achievements, while Aaron Burr lived in his foe’s shadow, enmeshed in a series of scandals that ended his once-promising...
Oct 28, 2024 · U.S. Vice Pres. Aaron Burr Aaron Burr, oil painting by John Vanderlyn, 1809; in the collection of the New-York Historical Society. In 1782 Burr was admitted to the New York state bar, and his law practice in New York City soon flourished. During this time he married a widow, and the couple was together until her death in 1794.
Oct 10, 2024 · Who was Aaron Burr? Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States, serving from 1801-1805. He is best known for killing his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel, and for his treason trial in 1807. Why was Aaron Burr put on trial for treason?
Vice President Aaron Burr (1756-1836) is well-known as the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, but he lived for another 32 years after that and had quite an eventful life. Bettmann/Getty Images/HowStuffWorks.
阿伦·伯尔（Aaron Burr，1756年2月6日—1836年9月14日），美国第三任副总统（1801-1805），在决斗中杀死 亚历山大·汉密尔顿 者。 1756年生于 新泽西州 纽瓦克。 天资聪颖，13岁入新泽西学院，16岁毕业，后攻读法律，成绩优异。 独立战争爆发后中断学业，入伍参战，表现英勇，21岁晋升为中校。 1789年当选为纽约州司法部长。 1791年当选国会议员，曾协助组建新的共和党。 1800年总统选举中与 托马斯·杰斐逊 获得的票数相当（都是73张）。 由于受汉密尔顿影响，众议院投票结果为杰斐逊当总统，伯尔为副总统。 1804年竞选纽约州州长，也因为汉密尔顿所起的作用而落选，便向汉密尔顿提出决斗并杀死对方。
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.
May 31, 2017 · In the summer of 1807, the city of Richmond, Virginia, played host to one of the most remarkable trials in early American history. The case involved several legal luminaries, but its undisputed...
Sep 1, 2023 · It was on this day in 1807 that former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason charges. The trial was truly a “Trial of the Century” in its time and one of the first big tests of the Constitution’s Treason clause.
Aaron Burr’s legacy as a founding father is peculiar. He was a hero of the Revolutionary War, United States senator, and vice president. Although, at the time of his death, he was a debtor, tried on charges of treason, and had few friends left, Burr was once a famous American hero.
