General informationMartin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
President order: 8
Democrat
Born in New York
Sworn in on 3/4/1837
Age at inauguration: 54
1 term


Biography

Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth President of the 
United States (1837-1841). Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President 
(1833–1837) and the 10th Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson (1829–1831).
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Early life:
Martin Van Buren was born in the village of Kinderhook, New York, on December 5, 1782,
 approximately 25 miles south of Albany. His father, Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) was 
a farmer, the owner of six slaves, and a tavern-keeper in Kinderhook. Abraham Van Buren 
supported the American Revolution and later the Jeffersonian Republicans.

Marriage and family:
Van Buren married Hannah Hoes, his childhood sweetheart and distant relative on 
February 21, 1807, in Catskill, New York. Like Van Buren, she was raised in a Dutch home
 and never lost her distinct Dutch accent. The couple had five sons and one daughter: 
Abraham (1807–1873) a graduate of West Point and career military officer, John (1810–1866),
 graduate of Yale and Attorney General of New York, Martin, Jr. (1812–1855), secretary to
 his father and editor of his father's papers until a premature death from tuberculosis 
Winfield Scott (born and died in 1814) and Smith Thompson (1817–1876), an editor and 
special assistant to his father while president. Their daughter was stillborn. After 
12 years of marriage, Hannah Van Buren contracted tuberculosis and died on February 5, 
1819, at the age of 35. Martin Van Buren never remarried.


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Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth President of the 
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Martin Van Buren was the 8th President of the United States, from 1837-1841.
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Martin Van Buren , U.S. President Born: 5 December 1782 Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York 
Died: 24 July 1862 Best Known As: President of the United
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