Noun
United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
Source: WordNetAaron Burr had won New York for Jefferson in May; now Hamilton proposed a rerun of the election under different rules—with carefully drawn districts and each choosing an elector—such that the Federalists would split the electoral vote of New York. Source: Internet
Aaron Burr: His Personal and Political Relations with Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Source: Internet
After being rejected once at age 11, Aaron Burr was admitted to the sophomore class of College of New Jersey at the age of 13. (Such schools were also like academies ). Source: Internet
As this line reveals, that extends to his ability to keep an itemized list of all of the things that he has found wrong with Aaron Burr during their long acquaintance. Source: Internet
Alexander Hamilton was instrumental in costing Aaron Burr the presidency, and later the governorship of New York, as it happened. Source: Internet
DiLorenzo, 1998, Yankee Confederates Aaron Burr was offered help in obtaining the governorship of New York by Timothy Pickering if he could persuade New York to go along, but the secession effort failed when Burr lost the election. Source: Internet