Burr

AARON, (bur,) an American politician, B. at Newark, N.J., 1756. He entered the army in 1775; became lieutenant-colonel in 1777; resigned his commi ion in 1779; studied law, and practised with great succe in the city of New York. In 1789, he was elected to the Senate of the U. States by the Democratic party, and, in 1800, became Vice-President of the U. States in Mr. Jefferson's administration. He is chiefly remembered for his duel with Col. Hamilton, in which the latter was killed; and for having been suspected of organizing an expedition for the invasion of Mexico, with the view of the establishment of an empire in that country which should comprise some of the S.W. States and Territories of the Union. He was arrested on a charge of treason, tried at Richmond, Va., 1807, and acquitted, but never recovered his former standing. D. 1836. [s. 125]