Presidents of the United States of America
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8 - Martin Van Buren
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: December 5, 1782
Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York
Father: Abraham Van Buren (1737-1817)
Mother: Maria Hoes Van Alen (1747-1818)
Height at Prime: Just under 5 feet 6 inches
Physical Description: Small, sturdily built, fair complexion, deep set blue eyes, prominent forehead, Roman nose
Religion: Dutch Reformed Church
Wife: Hannah Hoes (March 8, 1783 – February 5, 1819)
Marriage Date: February 21, 1807
Marriage Place: Home of the bride’s sister, Catskill, New York
Children:
-- Abraham Van Buren (November 27, 1807 – March 15, 1873)
-- John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866)
-- Martin Van Buren Jr. (December 20, 1812 – March 19, 1855)
-- Smith Thompson Van Buren (January 16, 1817 – December 10, 1876)
Death Date: July 24, 1862
Place of Death: Lindenwald estate, Kinderhook, New York
Cause of Death: Heart failure due to bronchial asthmatic suffocation
Final Words: “There is but one reliance.â€
Burial Place: Kinderhook Reformed Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York
Professional Statistics:
New York State Senator (1812-1820)
U.S. Senator (1821-1828)
Governor of New York (January-March 1829)
Secretary of State (1829-1831)
Vice President (1833-1837)
8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
Political Party: Democrat
His Vice President: Richard Mentor Johnson (1837-1841)
Events During Presidency:
Panic of 1837
Caroline Affair (1837)
Aroostook War (1839)
The Texas Question
Second Seminole War
 
