Martin van Buren
| Martin Van Buren | |
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 8th President of the United States |
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In office March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 |
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| Vice President | Richard M. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Andrew Jackson |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Harrison |
| 8th Vice President of the United States | |
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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 M. Johnson |
| United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
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In office August 8, 1831 – April 4, 1832 |
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| Nominated by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Louis McLane |
| Succeeded by | Aaron Vail (Acting) |
| 10th United States Secretary of State | |
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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 |
| 9th Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1829 – March 12, 1829 |
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| Lieutenant | Enos T. Throop |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Pitcher |
| Succeeded by | Enos T. Throop |
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office March 4, 1821 – December 20, 1828 |
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| Preceded by | Nathan Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Dudley |
| Attorney General of New York | |
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In office February 17, 1815 – July 8, 1819 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham Van Vechten |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Oakley |
| Member of the New York State Senate | |
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In office 1813–1820 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Philip Livingston |
| Succeeded by | John I. Miller |
| Surrogate of Columbia County, New York | |
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In office 1808–1813 |
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| Preceded by | James I. Van Alen |
| Succeeded by | James Vanderpoel |
| Personal details | |
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Maarten van Buren December 5, 1782 Kinderhook, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1862 (aged 79) Kinderhook, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kinderhook Cemetery |
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Democratic-Republican (1799–1828) Democratic (1828–48; 1852–62) Free Soil (1848–52) |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Hoes (m. 1807; d. 1819) |
| Children | 5, including Abraham and John |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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| The Van Buren Cabinet | ||
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| Office | Name | Term |
| President | Martin Van Buren | 1837–1841 |
| Vice President | Richard Mentor Johnson | 1837–1841 |
| Secretary of State | John Forsyth | 1837–1841 |
| Secretary of Treasury | Levi Woodbury | 1837–1841 |
| Secretary of War | Joel R. Poinsett | 1837–1841 |
| Attorney General | Benjamin Butler | 1837–1838 |
| Felix Grundy | 1838–1840 | |
| Henry D. Gilpin | 1840–1841 | |
| Postmaster General | Amos Kendall | 1837–1840 |
| John M. Niles | 1840–1841 | |
| Secretary of the Navy | Mahlon Dickerson | 1837–1838 |
| James K. Paulding | 1838–1841 | |
Martin Van Buren (Dutch: Maarten van Buren
pronunciation ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American politician who served a single term as the eighth President of the United States (1837–41). A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President (1833–37) and tenth Secretary of State (1829–31), both under Andrew Jackson. Van Buren's inability as president to deal with the deep economic depression following the Panic of 1837 and with the surging Whig Party led to his defeat in the 1840 election.
Of Dutch ancestry, Van Buren learned early to interact with people from multiple ethnic, income, and societal groups, which he used to his advantage as a political organizer. A meticulous dresser, he could mingle in upper class society as well as in saloon environments like the tavern his father ran. A delegate to a political convention at age 18, he quickly moved from local to state politics, gaining fame both as a political organizer and an accomplished lawyer. Elected to the Senate by the New York State Legislature in 1821, Van Buren supported William H. Crawford for president in the 1824 election, but by 1828 had come to support General Andrew Jackson. Van Buren was a major supporter and organizer for Jackson in the 1828 election, and ran for Governor of New York in the hope of using his personal popularity to boost Jackson's campaign. Jackson and Van Buren were elected, and after serving as governor for two months, Van Buren resigned to become Jackson's Secretary of State.
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