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On June 18, 1842, Smith Van Buren married Ellen King James (1823-1849), the aunt of writer Alice James, writer Henry James, and psychologist William James. Their marriage produced four children: [36] Ellen James Van Buren (1844-1929), who married Stuyvesant Fish Morris in 1868. [38] Edward L. Van Buren (1848-1873) Catharine Barber Van Buren ...
Martin Van Buren (/ væn ˈbjʊərən / van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə (n) vɑm‿ˈbyːrə (n)] ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York ...
October 26, 1974. Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Columbia County, New York, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Kinderhook, 125 miles (201 km) north of New York City and 20 miles (32 km) south of Albany. The National Historic Site preserves the Lindenwald estate owned by ...
The ancestral background of presidents of the United States has been relatively consistent throughout American history. The most common ancestry of U.S. presidents is English, due to its origins as a group of former English colonies. With the exception of Martin Van Buren and possibly Dwight D. Eisenhower, [1] every president has ancestors from ...
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [ 6 ] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [ 7 ]
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
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 ...
The presidency of Martin Van Buren began on March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1841.Van Buren, the incumbent vice president and chosen successor of President Andrew Jackson, took office as the eighth United States president after defeating multiple Whig Party candidates in the 1836 presidential election.