DANIEL D. TOMPKINS

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BORN:
June 21, 1774
Scarsdale, New York 

DIED:
June 11, 1825 (age 50)
Castleton, Staten Island, New York

EDUCATION:
Columbia University (1795)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1797:
Admitted to the New York Bar,
Began Practicing Law in New York City 
1801:
Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention 
1802-1803:
Member of the New York State Assembly
1804:
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives,
Resigned before beginning his term to accept an appointment on the New York Supreme Court 
1804-1807:
Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court
1807-1817:
Governor of New York
1817-1825:
Vice President of the United States 
1821:
Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention 

SOURCES:
Senate Historical Office
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Historical Society of the New York Courts
New York Hall of Governors
Wikipedia
Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins

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