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'''Richard M. Johnson''' (1780- 1850) was [[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.  This caused the slogan "Rumphsey Dumpsey, Colonal Johnson killed Tecumseh."  He returned to the [[House of Representatives]] and later on to the [[Senate]]. He was the first of the three Vice Presidents named Johnson (the other two are [[Andrew Johnson]], and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].)  <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002.  </ref>
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'''Richard M. Johnson''' (1780- 1850) was [[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 "Rumphsey Dumpsey, Colonal Johnson killed Tecumseh."  He returned to the [[House of Representatives]] and in 1819 was appointed to his seat in the [[Senate]].   He enjoyed a largely unremarkable term in as the Vice President.
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He was the first of the three Vice Presidents named Johnson (the other two are [[Andrew Johnson]], and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].)  <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002.  </ref>
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