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Born July 17, 1744 • Marblehead • Massachusetts
Died November 23, 1814 (aged 70) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office vice president of the United States of America (1813-1814), United States • governor (1810-1811), Massachusetts • House of Representatives (1789-1793), United States • Continental Congress (1783-1785), United States • Continental Congress (1776-1781), United States
Role In Constitutional Convention • XYZ Affair

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