George Clinton

Who was George Clinton?

George Clinton was an American soldier and statesman, 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 longest-serving governor in the history of the United States, and he and John C. Calhoun are the only persons to have served as Vice President under two different U.S. Presidents.