OVERVIEW:

BORN:
July 26, 1739,
Little Britain, New York 

DIED:
April 20, 1812 (age 72),
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Studied Law 

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1759:
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
1765:
District Attorney
1768-1775:
Member of the New York General Assembly 
1774:
Served on New York Committee of Correspondence 
1775-1776:
Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 
1777:
Appointed Brigadier General 
1777-1795:
Governor of New York
1784-1787:
Acting President of Columbia University 
1801-1804:
Governor of New York
1805-1812:
Vice President of the United States,
Served under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate Historical Office
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Hathi Trust Digital Library