DEWITT CLINTON

1812 ELECTION
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BORN:
March 2, 1769,
Little Britain, New York

DIED:
February 11, 1828 (age 58),
Albany, New York

EDUCATION:
Columbia University (BA, 1786),
Studied Law

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1790:
Admitted to the New York Bar,
Began practicing law in New York City
1790-1795:
Private Secretary to the Governor of New York 
1798:
Member of the New York State Assembly
1798-1802:
Member of the New York Senate
1801:
Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention
1806-1811:
Member of the New York Senate 
1802-1803:
U.S. Senator from New York
1803-1807:
Mayor of New York City
1808-1810:
Mayor of New York City
1811-1813:
Lieutenant Governor of New York
1811-1815:
Mayor of New York City
1812:
Unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States
1817-1822:
Governor of New York
1825-1828:
Governor of New York 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
NY Hall of Governors
Historical Society of the New York Courts
Wikipedia

PORTRAITS:

Artist: Rembrandt Peale
Artist: John Wesley Jarvis, 1816 (National Portrait Gallery)