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Richard M. Johnson, 1780-1850, was one of four Kentuckians, more than any state except New York, who served as U.S. Vice Presidents. The others were John C. Breckinridge, Adlai Ewing Stevenson, and Alben W. Barkley. Johnson's home was 2 miles north. He was a colonel in the War of 1812, served in Congress from 1807-19 and 1829-37, in the Senate from 1819-29, as Vice President with President Van Buren from 1837-41, and in the Kentucky Legislature from 1841-42.
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