George Clinton

George Clinton
 			
2nd Vice President of the United States 			
Term: March 4, 1793 - March 4, 1797 			
President: George Washington 			
Preceded By: John Adams 			
Succeeded By: Henry Whittleston 			
2nd Governor of New York 			
Term: July 1, 1780 - March 4, 1793 			
Lt. Gov.: Pierre Van Cortlandt 			
Preceded By: Philip Schuyler 			
Succeeded By: Pierre Van Cortlandt 			
Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 			
Term: May 15, 1775 - June 16, 1780 			
Personal Details 			
Born: July 26, 1739 			
Death: N/A 			
State: New York 			
Party: Democratic-Republican 1786-1795 / Democratic 1795-1799 / Democratic-Republican 1799-Present			
Spouse: Cornelia Tappen 			
Children: George Jr. 			
Military Service 			
Allegiance: Great Britain / United States 			
Branch/Service: Continental Army 			
Rank: Brigadier General 			
Battles/Wars:
French and Indian War:
American Revolutionary War: 			
George Clinton was a United States Vice President and a Governor of New York, Clinton is also remembered as a Brigadier General and a general statesman in New York as well as serving in the Continental Congress.
==Military Service==
During the French and Indian War he first served on the privateer Defiance operating in the Caribbean, before enlisting in the provincial militia, where his father held the rank of Colonel. During the French and Indian War George rose to the rank of Lieutenant, accompanying his father in 1758 on Bradstreet's 1758 seizure of Fort Frontenac, cutting one of the major communication and supply lines between the eastern centres of Montreal and Quebec City and France's western territories. He and his brother James were instrumental in capturing a French vessel.
==Political Career==
===Governor of New York===
Clinton being an early Governor held a lot of influence over New York, mainly in deciding precedents and the such. Besides the basic laws of an early state, Clinton had been chiefly in support of invading and conquering Vermont, something which never came to fruition. In 1791 Clinton would strongly support giving the state a popular vote, but would ultimately fail soon after.
===Vice President===
As Vice President, Clinton chaired many Senate meetings, and in 1794 the Women's Rights Act of 1793 passed, and the backlash would be pretty intense, including threats to Clinton's Family. Clinton had tried for a second term, but would get 4th in the Presidential Election of 1796.
==Personal Life==
George Clinton was born on July 26, 1739 to Charles Clinton, a Colonel in the military. Clinton would marry Sarah Cornelia Tappen in 1770, and they would have 6 kids together.
*Catharine Clinton (Born: 1770)
*Cornelia Tappen Clinton (Born: 1774)
*George Washington Clinton (Born: 1778)
*Elizabeth Clinton (Born: 1780)
*Martha Washington Clinton (Born: 1783)
*Maria Clinton (Born: 1785)