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Later in his life, Van Buren emerged as an elder statesman and an anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election. Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York, where most residents were of Dutch descent and spoke Dutch as their primary language; he is the only president to have spoken English as a second ...
On February 21, 1807, Van Buren married Hannah Hoes, his childhood sweetheart and a daughter of his first cousin, in Catskill, New York. [22] Hannah Hoes was the daughter of Johannes Dircksen Hoes (1753–1789), and Maria Quakenbush (1754–1852), who were of Dutch ancestry. [23]
But a new biography, Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician, by James M. Bradley sheds new light on the obscure politician perhaps best remembered today for a running joke from a 1997 ...
Matty Van from "Tippecanoe Songs of 1840" [48] The Mistletoe Politician, so called by Joseph Peyton of Tennessee, a Whig opponent, who charged that "Martin Van Buren was a mere political parasite, a branch of mistletoe, that owed its elevation, its growth--nay, its very existence, to the tall trunk of an aged hickory" (i.e. Andrew Jackson). [49]
Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) Abraham Van Buren. Maria Hoes Yes: Cornelis Maessen van Buren (3rd great-grandfather) Buurmalsen, Netherlands → New Netherland (1631) [14] [15] 9 William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) Benjamin Harrison V. Elizabeth Bassett Yes: Yes: Yes: Benjamin Harrison (3rd great-grandfather) England → Colony of Virginia (c ...
Portrait of Martin Van Buren by Francis Alexander Portrait of Martin Van Buren by Daniel Huntington Martin Van Buren 1903 Postage Stamp Issue-8c. This is a select bibliography of Post World War II books and journal articles about Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), an American statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841.
Martin Van Buren Bates began a tremendous growth spurt about the age of 6 or 7. By the time he was 12, he was more than 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. In time he would be 7'9" and weigh approximately ...
A Martin Van Buren document is defined as “one written in his hand, at his instruction, and/or with his signature; a printed speech or public remarks verifiable as his own; and correspondence addressed directly to him.” [8] Once a document is identified as an MVB document, the editors and project staff workers begin the transcription and ...