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born June 21, 1774, Scarsdale, N.Y., U.S. died June 11, 1825, Staten Island, N.Y. U.S. politician. He served on the state supreme court (1804-07). As governor (1807-17), he initiated education and penal-code reforms and helped secure state legislation outlawing slavery. An opponent of banking interests, he blocked the chartering of a bank by calling an end to the legislature's session, the only such occurrence in New York history. He was twice elected vice president with Pres. James Monroe (1817-25)