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Aaron Burr (1756-1836), Vice President of the United States (1801-1805)

Aaron Burr

Engraving by G. Parker, after a painting by J. Vanderlyn. Image size: 4 1/2 wide by 5 inches. Accession 2961.

Burr, a lawyer and politician, was most famous for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel (1804) and for his acquittal on charges of treason (1807).