Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey.
The Burr -- Hamilton duel was fought between prominent American politicians Aaron Burr , the sitting Vice President of the United States , and Alexander Hamilton , the former Secretary of the Treasury , at Weehawken , New Jersey on July 11 , 1804 .. Aaron Burr. Aaron Burr. Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton. American politicians. Politics of the United States. Vice President of the United States. Vice President of the United States. Secretary of the Treasury. United States Secretary of the Treasury. The duel was the culmination of a long and bitter rivalry between the two men .. Burr shot and mortally wounded Hamilton , who was carried to the home of William Bayard , where he died the next day with his wife and sister-in-law , Eliza and Angelica Schuyler , at his side .. William Bayard. William Bayard Jr.