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Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr 1756-1836, American political leader, b. Newark, N.J., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton). Political Career A brilliant law student, Burr interrupted his study to serve in the American Revolution and proved himself a valiant soldier in early campaigns. In 1779 ill heal... Read more
James Parton
James Parton 1822-91, American biographer, b. England. He came to the United States in 1827. In 1848 he joined the staff of N. P. Willis's Home Journal in New York City. His biographical writing began with the very successful Life of Horace Greeley (1855) and was followed by biographies of Aaro... Read more
Tapping Reeve
Tapping Reeve 1744-1823, American lawyer and jurist, b. Brookhaven, N.Y. In 1784 he opened his law school in Litchfield, Conn.; it was one of the first schools of law in the United States. Aaron Burr, John C. Calhoun, Horace Mann, and many other future senators, governors, and judges studied there.... Read more
Luther Martin
Luther Martin c.1748-1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding office from 1778 to 1805 and again from 1818 to 1822 (although he was inactive in his last two years of office). He was a ... Read more
Edmund Pendleton Gaines
Edmund Pendleton Gaines 1777-1849, U.S. army officer, b. Culpeper co., Va.; brother of George Strother Gaines. He spent his boyhood in Tennessee and at the age of 22 joined the U.S. army. He surveyed (1801-4) Gaines Trace between Nashville and Natchez. In 1807 he arrested Aaron Burr and then testif... Read more
John Vanderlyn
John Vanderlyn , 1776-1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart and in Paris. From 1796 to 1815 much of his life was spent in Paris and in Rome. He achieved a high reputation with such compositions as Marius am... Read more
William Wirt
William Wirt , 1772-1834, U.S. Attorney General and author, b. Bladensburg, Md. He had little formal schooling but was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1792. His first book was an anonymous collection of sketches called The Letters of a British Spy (1803), which purported to be the work of a "mee... Read more
James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson 1757-1825, American general, b. Calvert co., Md. Abandoning his medical studies in 1776 to join the army commanded by George Washington, he served as a captain in Benedict Arnold's unsuccessful Quebec campaign. Later he was Gen. Horatio Gates's deputy adjutant general in the Saratog... Read more
duel
duel prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under judicial supervision (see ordeal ).... Read more
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Zebulon Montgomery Pike 1779-1813, American explorer, an army officer, b. Lamberton (now part of Trenton), N.J. He joined the army (c.1793) and was commissioned second lieutenant in 1799. In 1805 he led an exploring party to search for the source of the Mississippi River; although he mistakenly ide... Read more

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Burr, Aaron
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law BURR, AARON Aaron Burr was a soldier, lawyer, and politician and the third vice president of...Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained." — Aaron Burr Burr's ruthless and opportunistic ambition caused many of his colleagues... Read more
Aaron Burr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aaron Burr American lawyer and politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836) was vice president under Thomas Jefferson. After...to separate certain western areas from the United States. Aaron Burr was born in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 6, 1756, the grandson of... Read more
Burr Conspiracy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Burr Conspiracy. See Burr, Aaron . Read more
Harman Blennerhassett
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Anglo-Irish pioneer in America, an associate of Aaron Burr . Wealthy and gifted, he fell in love with and...scholar interested in experiments in physics until Aaron Burr won (1805) his interest in Burr's plan of Western colonization. Blennerhassett... Read more
James Wilkinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...involved in western land intrigues with Spain and in Aaron Burr's scheme to disrupt the Union. James Wilkinson was born...1804/1805, Wilkinson began his fateful relationship with Aaron Burr. His actual involvement in the Burr conspiracy to separate... Read more
Dueling
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...duel especially — between aaron burr and alexander hamilton — the...Hamilton and New England politician Aaron Burr. The two had confronted and spoken...1791. Hamilton became furious with Burr during Burr's unsuccessful campaign... Read more
John Vanderlyn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart and in Paris. From 1796...Fine Arts). He was able to assist his former patron when Burr fled to Paris in disgrace. Vanderlyn returned to America... Read more
Blennerhassett Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...laboratory for his study. The island was ransacked by the local militia when Aaron Burr 's schemes, with which Blennerhassett was connected, were declared...Jefferson. Bibliography: See N. F. Schneider, Blennerhassett Island and the Burr Conspiracy (1938). Read more
Seton, Anya
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...90),daughter of Ernest Thompson Seton; her popular fiction includes the historical romances My Theodosia (1941), about Aaron Burr's daughter; Katherine (1954), about John of Gaunt's wife; and The Winthrop Woman (1958), set in Massachusetts Bay Colony... Read more
Litchfield Law School
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...after marrying Sally Burr, daughter of President Aaron Burr of Princeton and sister of aaron burr, the later vice president. Until the Revolutionary...Prominent statesmen and politicians, such as Aaron Burr and john c. calhoun, studied law at Litchfield... Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Aaron Burr"

Burr, Aaron
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Burr, Aaron (1756–1836) U.S. senator...Israel Putnam in New York City, Burr played a central role in rescuing...1776). In the election of 1800, Burr tied with Thomas Jefferson...Jefferson (1801–04). Burr is infamous for mortally wounding... Read more
Burr-Hamilton Duel
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BURR-HAMILTON DUEL BURR-HAMILTON DUEL. Dueling, used...between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The confrontation between...discharged and Hamilton fell. Burr remained a fugitive from the...Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America... Read more
Ex Parte Bollman
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...had carried copies of a letter in cipher from Aaron Burr to General James Wilkinson at New Orleans. Wilkinson...American History 53 (1966). McCaleb, Walter F. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy; and a New Light on Aaron Burr. New York: Argosy-Antiquarian, 1966. Charles... Read more
Democratic Party
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison of Virginia and Aaron Burr and George Clinton of New York. The four founders of the...twentieth century. Jeffersonian Origins Jefferson, Madison, Burr, and Clinton began their party as an organized opposition... Read more
Tammany Hall
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...17th-century Indian chief, and based its rites and ceremonies on pseudo-Indian forms. It acquired, under the control of Aaron BURR , a political importance that endured until the 1950s. The word Tammany became synonymous with machine politics, graft... Read more
Spanish Conspiracy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Wilkinson joined forces with a disaffected Aaron Burr, who had treasonous plans for a vast empire...Doubleday, 1941. McCaleb, Walter Flavius. The Aaron Burr Conspiracy; and, A New Light on Aaron Burr. New York: Argosy-Antiquarian, 1966. Montgomery... Read more
Hamilton, Alexander
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...and established the US central banking system. Hamilton was a prime mover behind the Federalist Party's commitment to strong central government in the aftermath of American independence. He died from a gunshot wound after a duel with Aaron Burr. Read more
Wilkinson, James
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...1791 and went on to serve as governor of the Louisiana Territory (1805–06). While there he became involved with Aaron BURR's conspiracy, but betrayed the latter and acted as prosecution witness in the subsequent treason trial. The failure of... Read more
Levy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...South America. The British may have offered the Levy to Aaron Burr, but no organization ever emerged. Miranda failed, and...returned to Great Britain. BIBLIOGRAPHY Kennedy, Roger G. Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: A Study in Character. New York... Read more
311
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...November 1970); Chad Sexton, drums (born Lexington, Kentucky, 7 September 1970); Aaron Charles "P-Nut" Wills, bass (born Indianapolis, Indiana, 5 June 1974). Genre...Capricorn, 1995); Transistor (Capricorn, 1997); From Chaos (Volcano, 2001). ramiro burr Read more

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Burr in the saddle.(Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr)(Book review)
Magazine article from: National Review; 7/30/2007; ; 700+ words ; Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, by Nancy Isenberg (Viking, 544 pp...in this new book, to rehabilitate Aaron Burr brings to mind the fifth labor of...to great pains to unearth the real Aaron Burr: a man possessed of deep principles... Read more
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/2001; ; 534 words ; Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America. By Thomas...book spurns the explanation that Aaron Burr murdered his long-time rival because...deadlocked in 1800, Fleming suggests that Aaron Burr ignored political issues and envisioned... Read more
Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Magazine article from: California Bookwatch; 10/1/2007; 123 words ; Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Nancy Isenberg Penguin Audio 375 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780143142287, $39.95 www.penguin.com Actor and author Scott... Read more
Words in the news.(Article III, Aaron Burr, )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 10/28/2005; 311 words ; ...essentially created the federal court system we have today. Aaron Burr (page 2) Burr was vice president of the United States under Thomas Jefferson (1801-1805). Born in New Jersey, Burr served with distinction during the Revolutionary War... Read more
KSS/Greenberg complete Princeton renovations.(KSS Architects, Allan Greenberg Architect)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 9/13/2006; 262 words ; ...the completion of renovations to Aaron Burr Hall at Princeton University. Situated...Road in the heart of Princeton, the Aaron Burr Hall project restored and renovated...additional classroom and office space. Aaron Burr Hall now houses an 80-person tiered... Read more
TIME TRIP.(close elections in U.S. history)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 11/3/2000; 243 words ; ...In 1800, presidential candidates Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson tied because...to sway the vote in for Jefferson. Burr, because of the way the Constitution...Jefferson from 1801 to 1805. In 1804, Burr ran for governor of New York against... Read more
CORRECTION.(NEWS)(Correction notice)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 2/7/2008; 34 words ; Because of an editor's error, a photo in yesterday's This Day in History column incorrectly identified Aaron Burr, third vice president of the United States. The correct photo appears at left. ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Burr Read more
A case of rabies.(The Week)(media coverage of Dick Cheney shooting incident)
Magazine article from: National Review; 3/13/2006; 456 words ; ...States shoots someone, it is a story. This was true when Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton at Weehawken, and it remained...the Armstrong Ranch. Hamilton died, Whittington lived; Burr took lethal aim, Cheney was aiming at a quail. The modern... Read more
Alexander Hamilton.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 9/1/2004; ; 272 words ; ...the fledgling republic and the parallel activities of Aaron Burr are never far from the spotlight. Hamilton, born in St...political conflicts arose, culminating in the duel with Aaron Burr. Brick provides an unvoiced, low-key, unobtrusive narration... Read more
Portrait miniatures in the New republic.(How. America found its face)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...fatally wounded another. Alexander Hamilton was dead and Aaron Burr would be indicted for murder. The duel and its aftermath...American culture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Five days before the Burr-Hamilton duel, Edward Greene Malbone arrived for a weeks... Read more