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|succeeded=George M. Bibb
|succeeded=George M. Bibb
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{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Kentucky
|district=13th and 5th
|terms=March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837
|preceded=Robert L. McHatton
|succeeded=William W. Southgate
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{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Kentucky
|district=4th and 3rd
|terms=March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1819
|preceded=Thomas Sandford
|succeeded=William Brown
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'''Richard Mentor Johnson''' (1780- 1850) was [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under [[Martin Van Buren]]. In 1806, he represented [[Kentucky]] in the House, but left to fight in the [[War of 1812]]. He claimed to have killed the Indian chief [[Tecumseh]] at the [[Battle of Thames]] in 1813, engendering the slogan "Rumpsey Dumpsey, Colonel Johnson killed Tecumseh." He returned to the [[House of Representatives]] and in 1819 was appointed to his seat in the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. He enjoyed a largely unremarkable term in as the Vice President.
'''Richard Mentor Johnson''' (1780- 1850) was [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under [[Martin Van Buren]]. In 1806, he represented [[Kentucky]] in the House, but left to fight in the [[War of 1812]]. He claimed to have killed the Indian chief [[Tecumseh]] at the [[Battle of Thames]] in 1813, engendering the slogan "Rumpsey Dumpsey, Colonel Johnson killed Tecumseh." He returned to the [[House of Representatives]] and in 1819 was appointed to his seat in the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. He enjoyed a largely unremarkable term in as the Vice President.