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George Clinton
(1739–1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the
Founding Fathers of the United States
. He served 21 years as
Governor of New York
(1777–1795 and 1801–1804), the longest by any state's governor until
Terry Branstad
surpassed his record in 2015. A prominent
Democratic-Republican
, Clinton was tapped as the party's vice-presidential nominee in the
1804 and
1808 elections
. He served as the
fourth vice president of the United States
from 1805 until his death in 1812, under both
Thomas Jefferson
and
James Madison
. He and
John C. Calhoun
have been the only vice presidents to hold office under two different presidents.
Painting:
Ezra Ames
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