Video: 'Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins: Our Vices #6'

(Tuesday, June 21, 1774) — Daniel D. Tompkins, the sixth vice president of the United States, was born today in Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, at his home, the estate of Fox Meadow.

The future Governor of New York would serve as vice president under President James Monroe, a Democratic-Republican, from 1817 to 1825, the only 19th century vice president to serve two full terms.

In poor physical and financial health, Tompkins spent much of his vice presidency outside of Washington, D.C., and made for a poor presiding officer of the Senate while it debated the Missouri Compromise in 1820, federal legislation that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it.

He died 99 days after completing a second term and leaving office at the age of 50.