Van Buren, Martin
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Van Buren, Martin (1782–1862)8th President of the United States (1837–1841). Born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782, Van Buren studied law and became active in Democratic Party politics in New York. He served in the New York Senate (1812–1816), as Attorney General (1816–1819), as U.S. Senator (1821–1828), and as governor of New York (1828–1829), from which office he resigned in to become Secretary of State (1829–1831) under President
Andrew Jackson. He subsequently served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain before being elected Vice President in 1832. In 1836, he was elected President of the United States. He was defeated for reelection by
William Henry Harrison in 1840 but remained active in politics and was the Free Soil candidate for President in 1848.
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`OLD KINDERHOOK': UNDERESTIMATED; Martin Van Buren, like George Bush, was something of a "resume candidate" and suffered the constant comparison to his popular predecessor
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/20/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...George Bush and Martin Van Buren, the new president...John Niven, a Van Buren biographer...Francisco-based Martin Van Buren Fan Club. The...known, but Van Buren was haunted...naturally to Van Buren, who had helped...Regency." "Martin ...
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Martin Van Buren's path to presidency holds lesson for Weld; Jesse Helms' vow to block William Weld's nomination as the ambassador to Mexico has parallels with a feud between Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun. The fallout allowed a behind-the-scenes manipulator to win the Oval Office.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/10/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...fetched it sounds, the rise of Martin Van Buren to the presidency in the 1830s wrote...and as a Cabinet member. But as Van Buren and Jackson became political soul...sympathy from the beleaguered woman. Van Buren was unfailingly courteous to the...
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Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics. By Joel H. Silbey...general reader. The text lacks documentation, and many aspects of Martin Van Buren's career are passed over lightly. Joel H. Silbey emphasizes that...
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HOMETOWN CROWD TURNS OUT FOR LAUNCH OF MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENTIAL $1 COIN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...release: President Martin Van Buren admirers braved the...for re-election, Van Buren retired to his...heads) side of the Martin Van Buren Presidential $1 Coin...designs annually. The Martin Van Buren Presidential $1 Coin...
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MARTIN VAN BUREN'S LIBERTY FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COIN AVAILABLE NOV. 25
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/26/2008; 683 words
; ...The United States Mint began accepting orders for Martin Van Buren's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin at noon Eastern...and an uncirculated version priced at $524.95. Martin Van Buren was the third President to serve without a spouse...
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Martin Van Buren: Law, Politics, and the Shaping, of Republican Ideology.(Review) (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 9/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; Mushkat, Jerome, and Joseph G. Rayback Martin Van Buren: Law, Politics, and the Shaping, of Republican...relationship between ideology, law and politics shaped Martin Van Buren's career in law and politics and laid the basis...
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Rep. Gillibrand Introduces Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, has introduced the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act (H...legislation that would "revise the boundary of Martin Van Buren National Historic Site." The bill was introduced...
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MARTIN VAN BUREN SITE FULL OF POTENT MEMORIES.(PREVIEW)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/11/1999; 700+ words
; ...Be forewarned: If you go to the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site to learn...Furnishings came and went after Van Buren died in 1862 and his son sold...it well worth the trip. FACTS:MARTIN VAN BUREN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Where: two...
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Kinderhook's famous son returns in bronze; Commissioned statue of seated President Martin Van Buren, with room for visitors, will be unveiled Saturday in village square.(Capital Region)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...of eighth President Martin Van Buren, but an unusual one...to the White House, Van Buren did a stint as New York...after only a month. Van Buren retained a sizable...COPY of this statue of Martin Van Buren, on display in Rapid...
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Sen. Reid Introduces Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, has introduced the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act (S...legislation that would "revise the boundary of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. The bill, introduced on...
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Van Buren, Martin
Encyclopedia entry from: Presidents: A Reference History
Martin Van Buren James C. Curtis THE inauguration of Martin Van Buren on 4 March 1837 would long live in the memory of his contemporaries. The thousands who jammed Washington's avenues had come not so much to greet their new leader as to catch...
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Martin Van Buren
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), eighth president of the United States, has been called the first national politician. He built an alliance between the "plain Republicans of the North" and the planters of the South and then...
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Buren, Martin Van (1782-1862)
Book article from: American Eras
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) Eighth president of the united states Youth. Martin Van Buren was born at Kinderhook in upstate New York on 5 December 1782. His...
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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site see National Parks and Monuments (table).
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William Learned Marcy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...associated with the faction headed by Martin Van Buren in opposition to the group headed by DeWitt Clinton. Van Buren, Marcy's early patron in politics...is complete without reference to Martin Van Buren see Holmes Alexander...
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