George Clinton (abt. 1739 - 1812)

Born about 26 Jul 1739 in Little Britain, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Cornelia (Tappen) Clinton — married about 7 Feb 1770 in New York

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1812 at about age 72 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Preceded by 3rd Vice President Aaron Burr Preceded by Office established by NY Constitution of 1777 2nd Governor John Jay

George Clinton 4th Vice President of the United States 1805—1812 1st Governor of New York 1777—1795 and 1801—1804

Succeeded by 5th Vice President Elbridge Gerry Succeeded by 2nd Governor John Jay 3rd Governor Morgan Lewis

Biography

George Clinton is Notable.

Governor George Clinton served with New York Line during the American Revolution.

George Clinton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A023206.

George was an American soldier and statesman, and has been considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, then again from 1801 to 1804, then serving as the fourth Vice President of the United States from 1805 to 1812, serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He is the second-longest-serving governor in the history of the United States, having served 21 years and six terms in office, only shorter than Terry Branstad's governorship of Iowa. He and John C. Calhoun are the only persons to have served as Vice President under two different U.S. Presidents.

Family

On February 7, 1770, Clinton married Sarah Cornelia Tappen (d. 1800); they had five daughters and one son:^[1]

1. Catharine Clinton (November 5, 1770 – January 10, 1811); married firstly, to John Taylor, and secondly Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
2. Cornelia Tappen Clinton (June 29, 1774 – March 28, 1810); married Edmond-Charles Genet
3. George Washington Clinton (October 18, 1778 – March 27, 1813); married Anna Floyd, daughter of William Floyd
4. Elizabeth Clinton (July 10, 1780 – April 8, 1825); married Matthias B. Tallmadge
5. Martha Washington Clinton (October 12, 1783 – February 20, 1795)
6. Maria Clinton (October 6, 1785 – April 17, 1829); married Dr. Stephen D. Beekman, a grandson of Pierre Van Cortlandt

Death and Burial

George Clinton died on April 20, 1812, in Washington, D. C., while still a sitting Vice President. He was originally buried at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D. C. On May 11, 1908, he was re-interred in the First Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y. You can read transcripts of newspaper articles about the re-interment at the Congressional Cemetery website.

Legacy

• Three U.S. states have named counties in Vice President Clinton's honor. They are: Missouri, New York, and Ohio.

Sources

• Public Papers of George Clinton (Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. in New York, 1900)

1. ↑ Wikipedia Accessed 11/4/2014 09:27 PST

• Wikipedia
• You can read an article about George Clinton at the US Senate website.

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 16 May 2024), "Record of George Clinton", Ancestor # A023206.