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Born March 24, 1755 • Massachusetts
Died April 29, 1827 (aged 72) • Jamaica Bay • New York
Title / Office United States Senate (1813-1825), United States • United States Senate (1789-1796), United States • Continental Congress (1784-1787), United States
Political Affiliation Federalist Party
Role In Constitutional Convention • United States presidential election of 1804 • United States presidential election of 1808 • United States presidential election of 1816

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