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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 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 |
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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 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] While 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, but he did not win.[3] Van Buren died on July 24, 1862, of heart failure, on his Lindenwald estate.
Early life[change | change source]
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
As a lawyer[change | change source]
After leaving, Van Buren worked in the law office of Francis Sylvester, an attorney that worked in the village. 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
Political career[change | change source]
Personal life[change | change source]
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]
Death[change | change source]
Van Buren died on July 24, 1862, at his home in Kinderhook, New York.[10]382
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American President: Martin Van Buren". Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lazo, Caroline Evensen (2005). Martin Van Buren. Presidential leaders. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 9780822513940. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Martin Van Buren | The White House". whitehouse.gov. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ↑ Jewell, Elizabeth (2005). U.S. presidents factbook. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 0375720731. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ Buttre, Lillian C. (1877). The American portrait gallery. J.C. Buttre. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ Waldrup, Carole Chandler (2004). More Colonial women: 25 pioneers of early America. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786418397. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Martin Van Buren--Reading 1". nps.gov. 2009 [last update]. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ↑ Quackenbos, George Payn (1864). Illustrated school history of the United States and the adjacent parts of America. D. Appleton & Company. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Martin Van Buren". nnp.org. 2009 [last update]. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shepard, Edward Morse (1888). Martin Van Buren. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Retrieved April 2, 2011.