Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 - July 24, 1862) was the eighth
(1833 - 1837) Vice President , the eighth (1837 - 1841) President of
the United States and the first President born after
The papers of Martin Van Buren were arranged and described in 1980.
Additional material was incorporated into the collection in 1985,
1986, and 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Martin Van Buren (1812-55); Smith Thompson Van Buren (1817-76)
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Education: Graduated from Kinderhook Academy (1796)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat
Martin Van Buren, President of the United States
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Reproduction of 1839 painting by Henry Inman
Digital ID: pga 02634
A Life in Brief: Martin Van Buren said that the two happiest days of
his life were his entrance into the office of President and his
surrender of the office.
Martin Van Buren and the American Political System .
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984; Remini, Robert. Martin
Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party .
Martin Van Buren was born in the village of Kinderhook, New York,
approximately 25 miles south of Albany, the state capital, as the
third of five children.
Martin Van Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican
Ideology
The Presidency of Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren : Eighth President of the United States
Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States
White House Collection: White House Historical Association
The President of the United States serves as the head of the Executive
Product Details Martin Van Buren: The American Presidents Series:
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Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New
York, the son of a Dutch farmer and tavern keeper, a relatively
prosperous middle-class family.