Please answer the following question: Facts: - president: james monroe - birth name: daniel tompkins - party: democratic-republican - predecessor: elbridge gerry morgan lewis - lieutenant: john broome dewitt clinton john tayler - birth date: 21 june 1774 - order: 6th of new york vice president of the united states 4th governor - death date: 11 june 1825 - spouse: hannah minthorne tompkins - term end: march 4 , 1825 february 24 , 1817 - name: daniel d. tompkins - death place: tompkinsville , staten island , new york - birth place: scarsdale , province of new york - signature: daniel d tompkins signature 2 . svg - successor: john c. calhoun john tayler as acting governor - nationality: american - alma mater: columbia college - signature alt: cursive signature in ink - term start: march 4 , 1817 july 1 , 1807 - image: dtompkins.png - religion: presbyterian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of daniel d. tompkins .
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daniel d. tompkins -lrb- june 21 , 1774 -- june 11 , 1825 -rrb- was an american politician .he was the fourth governor of new york -lrb- 1807 -- 1817 -rrb- , and the sixth vice president of the united states -lrb- 1817 -- 1825 -rrb- .a jurist by background , he was notable as one of the most enterprising governors in the war of 1812 .to help organize the state militia , he often invested his own capital when the legislature would not approve the necessary funds .after the war , he failed to recover these massive loans , despite endless litigation , which took a toll on his health , and induced the alcoholism that affected his performance as vice president .