This person presided over the impeachment trial of Samuel Chase.
This person presided over the impeachment trial of Samuel Chase. One incident that got him in trouble was spurred by a letter from Dr. Charles Cooper to Philip Schuyler stating that a despicable opinion of him was given at a dinner party. Another incident centered on a letter supposedly written by this person that was actually in the handwriting of James Wilkinson; that incident supposedly involved a plan in which Mexico would overthrow Spanish power, giving territory to this person. That incident led him to be accused of treason by President Jefferson, whom he had earlier served as Vice President. Name this politician who on July 11, 1804 killed former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
This person presided over the impeachment trial of Samuel Chase.
Aaron Burr