“unostentatious... without parade or displays,... well adapted to the simplicity and economy... of the republican institutions of the country.”
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. Van Buren co-founded the Democratic Party with Andrew Jackson and became Jackson's vice president from 1833 to 1837.
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Born 5 December 1782 · Died 24 July 1862 · Q11820
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2026· 3 entries
“mixed occupancy of the same territory by the white and red man is incompatible with the safety or happiness of either”
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1862· 4 entries
Died 1862-07-24.
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“There is a power in public opinion in this country -and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers- which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens.”
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“All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess.”
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“I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.”
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1861· 1 entry
And he was bedridden with pneumonia during the fall and winter of 1861–1862
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1860· 1 entry
Van Buren unsuccessfully sought to call a constitutional convention
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1844· 1 entry
But his continued opposition to the annexation of Texas angered Southern Democrats, leading to the nomination of James K
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1841· 1 entry
But it was revived in 1846, and remained in place until the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913
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1840· 1 entry
Lost his re-election bid to William Henry Harrison
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1839· 1 entry
Rebelled against their transporters on La Amistad slave ship
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1838· 2 entries
Quickly acted to install his daughter-in-law as his hostess
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Van Buren directed General Winfield Scott to forcibly move all those who had not yet complied with the treaty
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1837· 4 entries
Some important state banks in New York, running out of hard currency reserves, refused to convert paper money into gold or silver, and other financial institutions throughout the nation quickly followed suit
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1837–1841).
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And 1838 were also disastrous for the Democrats, and the partial economic recovery in 1838 was offset by a second commercial crisis later that year
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And 1838, protesting their lack of responsible government
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1836· 3 entries
So that the latter could continue the Jackson administration's policies
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But the Whig success in attracting new voters more than canceled out Democratic gains
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (1836–1837).
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1833· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1833–1837).
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1829· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States Secretary of State (1829–1831).
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Career landmark: Governor of New York (1829–1829).
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1828· 1 entry
Dramatically shook up the politics of Van Buren's home state, while the Anti-Masonic Party emerged as an increasingly important factor
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1827· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1827–1828).
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1825· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1825–1827).
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1823· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1823–1825).
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1821· 2 entries
And which further increased the power of Tammany Hall, was guided by Van Buren
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Career landmark: United States senator (1821–1823).
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1819· 1 entry
Played an active part in prosecuting the accused murderers of Richard Jennings, the first murder-for-hire case in the state of New York
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1816· 1 entry
Van Buren won re-election to the state senate, and he continued to simultaneously serve as attorney general
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1815· 2 entries
Was elected New York Attorney General
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Career landmark: Attorney General of New York (1815–1819).
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1813· 1 entry
And was elected to the United States Senate in 1821
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1812· 1 entry
Van Buren won his party's nomination for a seat in the New York State Senate
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1803· 1 entry
Van Buren formed a law partnership with his half-brother, James Van Alen, and became financially secure enough to increase his focus on politics
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1801· 1 entry
Attended a Democratic-Republican Party convention in Troy, New York, where he worked successfully to secure for John Peter Van Ness the party nomination in a special election for the 6th Congressional District seat
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1782· 1 entry
Born 1782-12-05.
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