Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr (6 February 1756 - 14 September 1836) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 4 March 1801 - 4 March 1805.
During the American Revolutionary War, Burr took part in Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec, and distinguished himself in battle. He was briefly appointed to General George Washington's staff, but opted to return to the battlefield, before ultimately resigning from the Continental Army in 1779 due to ill health.
As a member of New York's state assembly, Burr sought the abolishment of slavery following the end of the war, and was subsequently appointed attorney general. In the 1800 election, Burr and Thomas Jefferson received the same number of electoral college votes; while the House of Representatives ultimately chose Jefferson to be president and Burr his vice president, Burr attempted to conspire with members of Congress to gain the office, but was prevented from doing so through the efforts of Alexander Hamilton. A later spat over a matter of honour between the two led to Burr shooting Hamilton dead in a duel, which ended his political career despite never having been tried.
Following the close of his vice presidency, Burr was implicated in an alleged conspiracy, with one of the witnesses being Andrew Jackson, and charged with treason by the Jefferson administration. Burr was acquitted in two trials, and while his plans remain uncertain to this day, the treason charge ended any hopes of a further political career.
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The following list is of explicit appearances of Aaron Burr.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2016	Aaron Burr	
* Legends & Lies, episode "The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr - Deadly Division"	
* Burr was portrayed by Paul Stober,The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr - Deadly Division - Full Cast & Crew - IMDB - Retrieved 7 April 2021Paul Stober - IMDB - Retrieved 7 April 2021 Thomas Jefferson was portrayed by Samuel Dunning.Samuel Dunning - IMDB - Retrieved 7 April 2021 George Washington was portrayed by Joel King,Joel King - IMDB - Retrieved 7 April 2021 Benjamin Franklin was portrayed by Harry Kollatz,Harry Kollatz - IMDB - Retrieved 7 April 2021 Samuel Adams was portrayed by Brian K. Landis,Brian K. Landis - IMDB - Retrieved 7 April 2021 Alexander Hamilton was portrayed by Alexander McPherson,Alexander McPherson - IMDB - Retrieved 8 April 2021 and John Adams was portrayed by Scott Wichmann.Scott Wichmann - IMDB - Retrieved 8 April 2021
==Links==
*Aaron Burr on Wikipedia
*Aaron Burr on Encyclopædia Britannica
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