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Martin Van Buren | |
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| 8th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 | |
| Vice President | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jackson |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Harrison |
| 8th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John C. Calhoun |
| Succeeded by | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| 10th United States Secretary of State | |
| In office March 28, 1829 – May 23, 1831 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Henry Clay |
| Succeeded by | Edward Livingston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1782 Kinderhook, New York, USA |
| Died | July 24, 1862 (aged 79) Kinderhook, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican, Democratic, and Free Soil |
| Spouse(s) | Widowed Hannah Van Buren (daughter-in-law Angelica Van Buren was first lady) |
| Children | Abraham Van Buren John Van Buren Martin Van Buren (1812–55) Smith Thompson Van Buren |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States. He was the first president born after the United States Declaration of Independence, making him the first president who was born as a U.S. citizen after 1776.[1]
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782. Van Buren studied law by working for Francis Sylvester and later became a lawyer in 1803. In 1821 he was elected as a member of the United States Senate, representing New York.[2] President Andrew Jackson selected him as the Secretary of State in 1827. In 1832, he became vice President of the United States of America for Jackson, and in 1836, he became the 8th president of the United States.[2] During most of the time he was president, the economy was in very bad shape, and he was blamed for it. In fact, his critics called him Martin van Ruin.[3]
He was the first president to have been born a United States citizen,[4] since all of his predecessors were born British subjects before the American Revolution.[5]
Van Buren lost the next presidential election in 1840 to William Henry Harrison.[2] In 1848, he ran again to be president as a part of the Free Soil Party, but he did not win.[2] Van Buren died on July 24, 1862, of heart failure after suffering from an asthma attack, on his Lindenwald estate.
- ↑ Lazo, Caroline Evensen (2005). Martin Van Buren. Presidential leaders. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9780822513940. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Martin Van Buren | The White House". whitehouse.gov. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ Ryan, Erica (July 20, 2013). "5 Memorable Nicknames and the Politicians They Stuck To". NPR. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ NARA.gov Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Martin Van Buren
- ↑ "Martin van Buren". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-05-08.