Editing George Clinton (vice president) (section)

==Early life==
Clinton was born in 1739 in [[Little Britain, New York|Little Britain]], province of New York. His parents were Anglo-Irish Colonel [[Charles Clinton]] (1690–1773) and Elizabeth Denniston Clinton (1701–1779), who had left [[County Longford]], Ireland, in 1729 to escape the [[Penal Laws against Irish Catholics|Penal Laws]], a series of laws passed by the [[Parliament of Ireland|Irish Parliament]] designed to force [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|nonconformists]] and [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] to accept the Anglican [[Church of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Murphy|first=Victor|title=A History of Corboy Presbyterian Church and School|date=2015|location=Longford|pages=13–28}}</ref> His political interests were inspired by his father, who was a farmer, surveyor, and land speculator, and served as a member of the New York colonial assembly.<ref name=ussen>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_George_Clinton.htm|title=U.S. Senate: George Clinton, 4th Vice President (1805–1812)|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref> George Clinton was the brother of General [[James Clinton]] and the uncle of New York's future governor, [[DeWitt Clinton]]. George was tutored by a local Scottish clergyman.