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Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 [a] – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren.
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Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19,...
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Richard Mentor Johnson (17 de octubre de 1780 - 19 de noviembre de 1850) fue un político estadounidense miembro del Partido Demócrata que llegó a la vicepresidencia de los Estados Unidos entre 1837 y 1841 bajo la presidencia de Martin Van Buren.
- Martin Van Buren
- John Tyler
He is the only vice president to be elected by the Senate. As vice president, Johnson did not have a close relationship with Van Buren and had little influence in the administration. He presided over the Senate, assigned Senators to committees, and cast tie-breaking votes. He was considered a competent but unremarkable vice president.
On November 19, 1850, Richard Mentor Johnson suffered a fatal stroke and died. The hero of the Thames and former vice-president was laid to rest at Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Four states have counties that are named after Richard Johnson, and his bust stands in a gallery of vice-presidential statues in the Senate in Washington, D.C.
Julia Chinn (c. 1790 – July 1833) was an American plantation manager and enslaved woman of "mixed-race" (an "octoroon" of seven-eighths European and one-eighth African ancestry), who was the common-law wife of the ninth vice president of the United States, Richard Mentor Johnson.
Richard M. Johnson; for President: for Vice President: 8th Vice President of the United States (1833–1837) U.S. Representative from Kentucky
