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Born April 7, 1786 • North Carolina
Died April 18, 1853 (aged 67) • Cahaba • Alabama
Title / Office vice president of the United States of America (1853-1853), United States • United States Senate (1848-1852), United States • United States Senate (1819-1844), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party

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