Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 4 to December 7, 1808. The Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney d
James Madison
James Earl General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Google Art Project
Thomas Jefferson, the incumbent president in 1808, whose second term expired on March 4, 1809
Secretary of State James Madison from Virginia
George Clinton was an American soldier, statesman, and a prominent Democratic-Republican in the formative years of the United States. Clinton served as the fourth vice president during the second term
1808 United States presidential election
…office in 1801. Jefferson, who had declined to run for a third term, threw his strong support behind Madison, a fellow Virginian. Sitting Vice President George Clinton and former Ambassador James Monroe both challenged Madison for leadership of the party, but Madison won his party's nomination and Clinton was renominated…
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Clinton's pew at St. Paul's Chapel in New York City
The grave monument of George Clinton in Kingston, New York