Term: 8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
Vice President: Richard M. Johnson (1837 - 1841)
Born: December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York
Nickname: "The Little Magician," "The Red Fox of Kinderhook"
Education: Kinderhook Academy (graduated 1796)
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Marriage: February 21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes (1783-1819)
Children: Abraham (1807-1873), John (1810-1866), Martin (1812-1855), Winfield Scott (1813), Smith Thompson (1817-1876)
Career: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat
Writings:Inquiry into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States (1867); The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren (1920), ed. by John C. Fitzpatrick
Died: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York
Buried: Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York
Martin Van Buren Trivia:
Graduated Kinderhook Academy (1796) Secretary of State under Jackson. Vice President under Jackson. First president born in the United States of America. He and his wife spoke Dutch at home. He took his four years salary, $100,000, in a lump sum at the end of his term. After serving one term as president, he made three unsuccessful bids for reelection.
