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Abraham Van Buren II: Nov 27, 1807 – Mar 15, 1873 Angelica Singleton: 4 children John Van Buren: Feb 10, 1810 – Oct 13, 1866 Elizabeth Vanderpoel Father of: Anna (1842–1923) Martin Van Buren Jr. Nickname: Matt: Dec 20, 1812 – Mar 19, 1855 no spouse: Died of tuberculosis: Winfield Scott Van Buren 1814 no spouse: Died in infancy Smith ...
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as Commanding General of the United States Army from 1841 to 1861, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, American Indian Wars, Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the American Civil War.
John Van Buren: February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866 Elizabeth Vanderpoel Father of: Anna Van Buren (1842–1923) Martin Van Buren Jr. Nickname: Matt: December 20, 1812 – March 19, 1855 No spouse and no children: died of tuberculosis: Winfield Scott Van Buren 1814 died in infancy Smith Thompson Van Buren January 16, 1817 – December 10, 1876
In 1837, right before Van Buren became President, a cheesemaker from western New York sent to the White House a block of cheese so enormous (1,400 lbs.!) that it had to be kept in the foyer for ...
Van Buren's ineffective efforts to deal with the situation cost him public support. With the Democratic Party torn into factions, the head of the Whig ticket would likely be the next president. Harrison, Clay, and General Winfield Scott all sought the nomination. Tyler attended the convention and was with the Virginia delegation, although he ...
Pierce/King campaign poster. The Democratic Party held its national convention in Baltimore, Maryland, in June 1852. Benjamin F. Hallett, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, limited the sizes of the delegations to their electoral votes and a vote to maintain the two-thirds requirement for the presidential and vice-presidential nomination was passed by a vote of 269 to 13.
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Smith Van Buren's mother Hannah Hoes Van Buren died when he was two years old; with his father away frequently absent due to his political career, Smith was raised by relatives. [36] Martin Van Buren wanted to make Smith his sole heir on the condition that he and his family move to Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhoook, New York. Smith agreed to ...