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Martin Van Buren
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A head and shoulders portrait of Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States from 1837-1841. Born on December 5, 1782 in Columbia, New York, Van Buren became interested in politics while working in his father's tavern. He was a lawyer, served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson, was elected Vice-President on the Jacksonian ticket in 1832, and was elected President in 1836. He was defeated for reelection by the Whigs in 1846 and ran unsuccessfully for President again in 1848 on the Free Soil ticket. Van Buren died in 1862.
1840
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WHi 27575
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Extract of a Speech of Moses M. Strong--
Dec 27, 1860
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