| 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. |
| 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. |
A lawyer and the wife of William Jefferson Clinton. She attended law school with her future husband, and after their marriage she was his indispensable ally during his rise in Arkansas politics. After Bill Clinton became president, he appointed her to head a national task force on health reform. She publicly stood by him amid various allegations of marital infidelities, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, and she actively supported candidates of the Democratic party during elections. In 2000 she was elected U.S. senator from New York.
Note: Hillary Rodham Clinton has aroused strong emotions of both support and hostility. She is generally considered more left-wing than her husband.