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Aaron Burr
Burr in 1802
Prime Minister of America
In office
30 October 1812 – 24 May 1813
MonarchGeorge III
Governor GeneralGeorge Prévost
Preceded byJohn Adams, 1st Duke of Boston
Succeeded byJames Monroe
Leader of the Opposition
In office
24 May 1813 – 6 March 1821
Preceded byJames Monroe
Succeeded byNathaniel Macon
Leader of the Tories
In office
1799–1821
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNathaniel Macon
Leader of the House of Representatives
In office
3 September 1799 – 24 May 1813
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byElbridge Gerry
Member of the House of Representatives from Manhattan
In office
7 May 1799 – 3 May 1821
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byNathan Sanford
Premier of New York
In office
29 September 1789 – 13 May 1799
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMorgan Lewis
Personal details
Bornparty Conservative
6 February 1756
Newark, New Jersey, British America
Died14 September 1836 (aged 80)
Staten Island, New York, America
Resting placePrinceton Cemetery
Spouse(s)
(m. 1782; died 1794)

(m. 1833; div. 1836)
Children8 or more, including:
Theodosia Burr Alston
John Pierre Burr
Aaron Columbus Burr
Sydney Owens Burr
Parent(s)Aaron Burr
Esther Edwards
RelativesTheodore Burr (cousin)
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Signature
Sir James Monroe
Prime Minister of America
In office
24 May 1813 – 28 July 1825
MonarchsGeorge III
George IV
Governors GeneralGeorge Prévost
John Coape Sherbrooke
James Kempt
Preceded byAaron Burr
Succeeded byJohn Adams, Lord Adams
Leader of the Opposition
In office
10 November 1812 – 24 May 1813
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAaron Burr
Leader of the Whigs
In office
10 November 1812 – 1 August 1825
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Adams, Lord Adams
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 May 1811 – 2 November 1812
Preceded byRufus King
Succeeded byRufus King
Minister of War
In office
10 August 1807 – 8 May 1811
Preceded byLevi Lincoln
Succeeded byTimothy Pickering
First Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
3 May 1803 – 10 August 1807
Preceded byPeter Muhlenberg
Succeeded byWilliam Pinkney
First Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
3 May 1803 – 10 August 1807
Preceded byPeter Muhlenberg
Succeeded byWilliam Pinkney
Member of the House of Representatives from Albemarle
In office
24 May 1799 – 16 June 1825
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byLittleton Waller Tazewell
Personal details
Born4 April 1758
Monroe Hall, Virginia, British America
Died4 July 1831 (aged 73)
New York, New York, America
Cause of deathTuberculosis
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
Political partyWhig
Spouse
(m. 1786; died 1830)
Children3, including Eliza
EducationCollege of William and Mary
SignatureCursive signature in ink


The Duke of Boston
Prime Minister of America
In office
1 August 1825 – 11 May 1830
MonarchGeorge IV
Governor GeneralJames Kempt
Preceded byJames Monroe
Succeeded byMartin van Buren
Leader of the Opposition
In office
11 May 1830 – 14 December 1831
Preceded byMartin van Buren
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
Leader of the Whigs
In office
1 August 1825 – 14 December 1831
Preceded byJames Monroe
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
25 May 1813 – 1 August 1825
Prime MinisterJames Monroe
Preceded byRufus King
Succeeded byHenry Clay
American High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
21 January 1811 – 8 December 1812
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byTimothy Pickering
Succeeded byJohn Marshall
Member of the House of Lords of America
In office
4 July 1826 – 23 February 1848
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Duke of Boston
Succeeded byThe 3rd Duke of Boston
Member of the House of Representatives from Newton
In office
19 May 1813 – 4 July 1826
Preceded byWilliam Richardson
Succeeded byEdward Everett
Member of the House of Representatives from Norfolk
In office
14 April 1803 – 21 January 1811
Preceded byPeleg Wadsworth
Succeeded byEbenezer Seaver
Personal details
Born11 July 1767
Braintree, Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died23 February 1848 (aged 80)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America
Cause of deathStroke
Resting placeUnited First Parish Church
Political partyWhig
Liberal
SpouseLouisa Johnson
ChildrenGeorge
John
Charles
Louisa
Parent(s)1st Duke of Boston
Abigail Smith
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Sir Martin van Buren
Van Buren c. 1855–1860
Prime Minister of America
In office
11 November 1842 – 8 June 1852
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralCharles Bagot
The Lord Metcalfe
The Earl Cathcart
Preceded byDaniel Webster
Succeeded byFranklin Pierce
In office
17 May 1830 – 11 December 1838
MonarchsGeorge IV
William IV
Victoria
Governors GeneralJames Kempt
The Lord Aylmer
The Lord Seaton
Preceded byThe Duke of Boston
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
Leader of the Opposition
In office
11 December 1838 – 11 November 1842
Preceded byDaniel Webster
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
In office
14 February 1824 – 17 May 1830
Preceded byNathaniel Macon
Succeeded byThe Duke of Boston
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
26 May 1837 – 5 May 1852
Preceded byHimself (as Leader of the Tories)
Succeeded byFranklin Pierce
Leader of the Tories
In office
14 February 1924 – 26 May 1837
Preceded byNathaniel Macon
Succeeded byHimself (as Leader of the Conservative Party)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 November 1858 – 12 June 1861
Prime MinisterStephen Douglas
Preceded byCharles Sumner
Succeeded byHannibal Hamlin
Member of the House of Representatives from Albany
In office
3 May 1821 – 5 June 1862
Preceded byRandall Street
Succeeded byBenjamin Wood
Personal details
Born
Maarten Van Buren

5 December 1782
Kinderhook, New York, British America
Died24 July 1862 (aged 79)
Kinderhook, New York, America
Cause of deathBronchial asthma, heart failure
Resting placeKinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
Political partyTory
Conservative
Spouse
(m. 1807; died 1819)
Children5, including Abraham and John
Parents
EducationKinderhook Academy
George Seminary
SignaturePrint signature in ink
Nickname(s)Little Van, Old Kinderhook, The Little Magician, The Red Fox of Kinderhook
Sir Daniel Webster
Prime Minister of America
In office
11 December 1838 – 9 November 1842
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralThe Lord Seaton
The Earl of Durham
The Lord Sydenham
Charles Bagot
Preceded byMartin van Buren
Succeeded byMartin van Buren
Leader of the Opposition
In office
11 November 1842 – 24 October 1852
Preceded byMartin van Buren
Succeeded byJohn McLean
In office
14 December 1831 – 11 December 1838
Preceded byThe Duke of Boston
Succeeded byMartin van Buren
Minister of Justice
In office
4 August 1825 – 11 May 1830
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Boston
Preceded byThe Lord Wirt
Succeeded byThe Lord Taney
Member of the House of Representatives from Suffolk
In office
21 July 1825 – 24 October 1852
Preceded byBenjamin Gorham
Succeeded byZeno Scudder
Member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire
In office
26 May 1814 – 8 May 1817
Preceded byNicholas Gilman
Succeeded byArthur Livermore
Personal details
Born18 January 1782
Salisbury, New Hampshire, British America
Died24 October 1852 (aged 70)
Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay, America
Political partyWhig
Liberal
Spouse(s)Grace Fletcher
Caroline LeRoy Webster
Children5, including Fletcher
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Dartmouth College (BA)
Signature
Sir Franklin Pierce
Prime Minister of America
In office
8 June 1852 – 6 May 1854
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralThe Earl Cathcart
Edmund Walker Head
Preceded byMartin van Buren
Succeeded byJohn McLean
Leader of the Opposition
In office
6 May 1854 – 29 March 1855
Preceded byJohn McLean
Succeeded byStephen Douglas
Minister of Justice
In office
1 November 1858 – 24 May 1866
Prime MinisterStephen Douglas
John Macdonald
Preceded byThe Earl of Belmont
Succeeded byHenry Wilson
In office
9 September 1851 – 8 June 1852
Prime MinisterMartin van Buren
Preceded byThe Earl of Hillsborough
Succeeded byThe Earl of Newbury
Attorney General of America
In office
21 July 1846 – 9 September 1851
Prime MinisterMartin van Buren
Preceded byThe Earl of Stafford
Succeeded byThe Earl of Stafford
Member of the House of Representatives from Hillsborough
In office
26 June 1846 – 6 September 1869
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySamuel Newell Bell
Member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire
In office
23 April 1834 – 4 June 1846
Preceded byJoseph Hammons
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Premier of New Hampshire
In office
10 September 1830 – 1 May 1834
Preceded bySamuel Webster
Succeeded byCharles Atherton
Personal details
Born23 November 1804
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, America
Died8 October 1869 (aged 64)
Concord, New Hampshire, America
Political partyTory
Conservative
Spouse
(m. 1834; died 1863)
Children3
Parent
RelativesBenjamin Kendrick Pierce (brother)
Education
Profession
  • Politician
  • lawyer
SignatureCursive signature in ink