Martin Van Buren
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Martin Van Buren | |
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In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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Vice President(s) | Richard M. Johnson |
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Preceded by | Andrew Jackson |
Succeeded by | William Henry Harrison |
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Born | December 5, 1782 Kinderhook, New York |
Died | July 24, 1862 Kinderhook, New York |
Political party | Republican, Democrat, Free Soil, Democrat |
Spouse | Widowed Hannah Hoes Van Buren (daughter-in-law Angelica Van Buren was first lady) |
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 to have never been a British citizen.
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