Aaron Burr was born on February 6, 1756, in Newark, New Jersey. He was the son of Aaron Burr Sr. and Esther Burr. His parents died in 1757 leaving him and his younger sister orphans. Years later he was sent to live with the family of William Shippen, an American doctor from Philadelphia. Burr and his sister were then sent to live with their uncle where they spent the rest of their childhood. Burr attended the College of New Jersey, now known as Princeton University, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree at age 16. He then studied theology, but soon changed his career path and began studying law. Burr studied law for a while, but then the Revolutionary War came and he admitted to the war and took part in Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec. “He then reached the rank of major and was appointed to serve under George Washington at his home in New York.” He eventually moved and retired in 1779. A few years later Burr continued to study law and was admitted to the bar. He eventually opened his own studio and moved to New York City. In 1789 he became attorney general of New York. In 1791 Burr became the Senate and remained there for six years. He later won a seat as a state legislator, after losing the seat he decided to run for president. Burr ended up losing to Thomas Jefferson and became his vice president instead. In 1804 he was nominated for the governorship of New York, but lost. 1 For every loss Burr suffered, he continually blamed Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton constantly peddles Burr's name through the media. He thought Hamilton had ruined his reputation. “One newspaper reported that Hamilton had described the vice president as “a dangerous man and one who should not be… middle of paper… Idence Burr was found not guilty and was released. Jefferson was very upset by this. He said, “Now it appears we have no law other than the will of the judge.” Burr moved to Europe but a couple of years later returned to live in New York where he began practicing law again. Burr's political life was completely over. Alexander Hamilton might have been right: Burr couldn't be trusted, and no one trusted him. Then he remarried but soon divorced. In 1834 Burr suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed. In 1836 Burr died. 2Aaron Burr was a very busy man all his life, he participated in many things and did nothing but serve his country. Everything was going well for Burr despite all the mean things published in the media about him by Alexander Hamilton. Her career took a nosedive after killing Alexander Hamilton and she never returned from there