Martin Van Buren

(1782-1862)

American President

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Martin Van Buren ( van BEWR-ən; born Maarten Van Buren December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A founder of the Democratic Party, he had previously served as the ninth governor of New York, the tenth United States secretary of state, and the eighth vice president of the United States. He won the 1836 presidential election with the endorsement of popular outgoing President Andrew Jackson and the organizational strength of the Democratic Party. He lost his 1840 reelection bid to Whig Party nominee William Henry Harrison, thanks in part to the poor economic conditions surrounding the Panic of 1837. Later in his life, Van Buren emerged as an elder statesman and an important anti-slavery abolitionist leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the presidential election of 1848.

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Born	Martin Van Buren 5 December 1782 Kinderhook, New York
Died	24 July 1862 (aged 79) Kinderhook, New York
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Hannah Van Buren 1783-1819 · American first lady · m. 1807 info edit

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Abraham Van Buren info 1st child with Hannah Van Buren Male b. 27 Nov 1807 d. 15 Mar 1873 · Age: 65 (at death) · 1807-1873 · United States Army paymaster, eldest son of US President Martin Van Buren

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John Martinse info 2nd child with Hannah Van Buren Male b. 10 Feb 1810 · Age: 215 · 1810- · Celebrity Baby

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Martin Jr. info 3rd child with Hannah Van Buren Male b. 20 Dec 1812 · Age: 212 · 1812- · Celebrity Baby

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Lawrence Martinse info 4th child with Hannah Van Buren Male b. 1814 · Age: 211 · 1814- · Celebrity Baby

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Smith Thompson info 5th child with Hannah Van Buren Male b. 16 Jan 1817 · Age: 208 · 1817- · Celebrity Baby

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