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| 1. | De Witt [duh wit] , 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton). |
| 2. | George, 1739–1812, governor of New York 1777–95, 1801–04: vice president of the U.S. 1805–12. |
| 3. | Sir Henry, 1738?–95, commander in chief of the British forces in the American Revolutionary War. |
| 4. | Hillary Rodham, born 1947, U.S. politician: senator from New York since 2001 (wife of William J. Clinton). |
| 5. | James, 1733–1812, American general in the Revolutionary War (brother of George Clinton). |
| 6. | William Jefferson (Bill ), born 1946, 42nd president of the U.S. 1993–2001. |
| 7. | a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River. 32,828. |
| 8. | a city in central Maryland. 16,438. |
| 9. | a town in W Mississippi. 14,660. |
| 10. | a city in central Massachusetts. 12,771. |
| 11. | a town in S Connecticut. 11,195. |
| 12. | a male given name. |
| Clin·ton (klĭn'tən) American politician who as governor of New York (1817-1823 and 1825-1828) was a principal supporter of the Erie Canal (completed 1825). |
| Clinton 1, George 1686?-1761. British naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of Newfoundland (1732-1741) and New York (1741-1753). |
| Clinton 2, George 1739-1812. Vice President of the United States (1805-1812) under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. As governor of New York (1777-1795) he was suspicious of centralized government and opposed New York's ratification of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Clinton, Sir Henry 1738-1795. British general in the American Revolution who was commander in chief of British forces in North America (1778-1781). |
| Clinton, Hillary Rodham Born 1947. First Lady of the United States (1993-2001) as the wife of President Bill Clinton. She served as US Senator from New York (2001-2009) and was appointed US Secretary of State in 2009. |
| Clinton, William Jefferson Known as "Bill." Born 1946. The 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). The first Democratic President since Franklin Roosevelt to be elected to a second term, his presidency was marked by economic expansion and the first balanced federal budget in thirty years. In 1999 he was impeached by the House of Representatives on perjury and obstruction of justice charges but was acquitted by the Senate on both counts. |