Martin Van Buren

Who was Martin Van Buren?

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In office March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
Vice President	Richard Mentor Johnson

Born	Maarten Van Buren December 5, 1782 Kinderhook, New York

Died	July 24, 1862 Kinderhook, New York

Vice President of the United States
In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837

United States Minister to the United Kingdom
In office August 8, 1831 – April 4, 1832

United States Secretary of State
In office March 28, 1829 – May 23, 1831

Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1829 – March 12, 1829

United States Senator from New York
In office March 4, 1821 – December 20, 1828

Attorney General of New York
In office February 17, 1815 – July 8, 1819

Member of the New York Senate
In office 1813–1820

Surrogate of Columbia County
In office 1808–1813

Political party	Democratic-Republican(1799–1825) Free Soil (1848–52) Democratic (1825–48, 1852–62)

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