Martin Van Buren
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Martin Van Buren
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| In office March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 |
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| Vice President | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jackson |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Harrison |
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| In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 |
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| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John C. Calhoun |
| Succeeded by | Richard Mentor Johnson |
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| In office March 28, 1829 – May 23, 1831 |
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| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Henry Clay |
| Succeeded by | Edward Livingston |
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| 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 | Widowed Hannah Hoes 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 |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed[1] |
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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.[2]10
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.[3] President Andrew Jackson selected him as the Secretary of State in 1827. In 1832, he became Vice-President for Jackson, and in 1836, he became the 8th President of the United States.[3] During most of the time he was president, the economy was in very bad shape and he was blamed for it.
Van Buren lost the next presidential election in 1840 to William Henry Harrison.[3] In 1848, he ran again to be president as a part of the Free Soil Party, but he did not win.[3] Van Buren died on July 24, 1862, of heart failure, on his Lindenwald estate.
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[change] Early life
Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren was the third born of five children.[4]93 His father, Abraham Van Buren, was a farmer and a tavern owner.[5] His mother was Maria Hoes Van Buren, the granddaughter of a Dutch immigrant.[6]157 Martin Van Buren went to school at the Kinderhook Academy in the village where he lived. At Kinderhook Academy, he excelled in English and Latin.[7] Van Buren left the school when he was 14 years old.[2]11[8]411
[change] As a lawyer
In 1796, Van Buren started working in the law office of Francis Sylvester, an attorney that worked in Kinderhook. He tidied the office, copied documents and did other jobs. While he was working there, he learned about law. After six years under Sylvester, he spent a final year of apprenticeship in the New York City office of William P. Van Ness. Van Buren passed the New York State Bar Exam in 1803, and became a lawyer.[9]
After becoming a lawyer, Van Buren moved back to Kinderhook to work as an attorney with his half-brother, James J. Van Alen, in 1803.[10]15
Five years later, Van Buren became the surrogate (legal officer) of Columbia County.[2]15[11] There was no prescribed term of office. That is, Van Buren would hold the position until the opposition party secured the council of appointment and could elect someone else in his place. Van Buren held the office about five years until his removal on March 19, 1813.
[change] Political career
Van Buren represented New York in the United States Senate from 1821 to 1828. He left the Senate to become the governor of New York in 1829. On March 5, 1829 after he became the governor, President Andrew Jackson made Van Buren the Secretary of State, so Van Buren was only the governor for two months.
From 1833 to 1837, he was the Vice President. (Jackson was still President at this time.)
Just a few months after Van Buren became president, there was a financial crisis called the Panic of 1837. Van Buren believed in limited government, and did not respond in a way that many people wanted.[12] Many people blamed him for the economy becoming worse, and this made him less popular.
[change] Personal life
Van Buren married Hannah Hoes, a cousin, on February 21, 1807.[2]14 They had five children together: Abraham, John, Martin Jr., Smith, and Winfield Scott.[1]
[change] Death
Martin Van Buren developed pneumonia in the fall of 1861.[13]33 After developing pneumonia, he could not move out of his bed. In July, 1862, Van Buren had a serious asthma attack and began to weaken.[14]49 Van Buren died on July 24, 1862, at his home in Kinderhook, New York, of heart failure.[10]382 He was 79 years old.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American President: Martin Van Buren". Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. 2011 [last update]. http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/vanburen. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lazo, Caroline Evensen (2005). Martin Van Buren. Presidential leaders. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9780822513940. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lkIHdziH5EQC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Martin Van Buren | The White House". whitehouse.gov. 2011 [last update]. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/martinvanburen/. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ Jewell, Elizabeth (2005). U.S. presidents factbook. Random House Digital, Inc.. ISBN 0375720731. http://books.google.com/books?id=8r9qPOiOW1sC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ Buttre, Lillian C. (1877). The American portrait gallery. J.C. Buttre. http://books.google.com/books?id=CZVQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT240&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ Waldrup, Carole Chandler (2004). More Colonial women: 25 pioneers of early America. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786418397. http://books.google.com/books?id=sXsy9O4YeqMC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Martin Van Buren--Reading 1". nps.gov. 2009 [last update]. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/39vanburen/39facts1.htm. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ Quackenbos, George Payn (1864). Illustrated school history of the United States and the adjacent parts of America. D. Appleton & Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=aLVFAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Martin Van Buren". nnp.org. 2009 [last update]. http://www.nnp.org/nni/Publications/Dutch-American/buren.html. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shepard, Edward Morse (1888). Martin Van Buren. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=mA0FAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ "VAN BUREN, Martin - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. 2011 [last update]. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=v000009. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Digital History". digitalhistory.uh.edu. 2011 [last update]. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=640. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ↑ Lamb, Brian; C-SPAN (2010). Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites. PublicAffairs. ISBN 1586488694. http://books.google.com/books?id=_8L1fyP7h5IC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ Doak, Robin Santos (2003). Martin Van Buren. Compass Point Books. ISBN 075650256X. http://books.google.com/books?id=A8kj4WyI_9YC&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
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