POTUS Van Buren, Martin

13th President ▶​

Martin Van Buren
8th President of the United States of America​

Born: December 5, 1782

Birthplace: Kinderhook, New York

Father: Abraham Van Buren 1737 – 1817

(Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York)​

Mother: Maria Hoes 1747 – 1818

(Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church, Cemetery Kinderhook, New York)​

Wife: Hannah Hoes 1783 – 1819

(Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church, Cemetery Kinderhook, New York)​

Married: February 21, 1807 in Catskill, New York

Children:

Abraham Van Buren 1807 – 1873​

(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)​

​

John Van Buren 1810 – 1866​

(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)​

​

Martin Van Buren Jr. 1812 – 1855​

(Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York)​

​

Winfield Scott Van Buren 1814 – 1814​

(Buried: Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York)​

​

Smith Thompson Van Buren 1817 – 1876​

(Buried: Saint Luke's Church Cemetery, Beacon, New York)​

Occupation:

Attorney in Kinderhook, New York​

​

1808 – 1813: Surrogate for Kinderhook, New York​

​

1812 – 1820: New York State Senator​

​

1821 – 1828: United States Senator from New York​

​

1823 – 1829: Senate Chairman of Judiciary Committee​

​

1824: Supporter of William H. Crawford for President​

​

1828: Supporter of Andrew Jackson for President

​

1829: Governor of New York​

​

1829 – 1831: United States Secretary of State​

​

1832: Appointed as U.S. Minister to Great Britain rejected by congress​

​

1833 – 1837: Vice President of United States of America​

​

1837 – 1841: President of United States of America​

​

1844: Unsuccessful Candidate for Democratic Nomination​

​

1848: Unsuccessful Free-Soil Party Presidential Candidate​

​

1852: Democratic Presidential Elector for Franklin Pierce​

​

1853 – 1855: Toured Europe visiting Queen Victoria & Pope Pius IX​

​

1856: Democratic Presidential Elector for Franklin Pierce​

​

1860: Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for President​

Civil War Role:

1861: Refused to attend a meeting of former Presidents opposed to President Abraham Lincoln​

​

1861 – 1862: Supporter of President Lincoln and Union Cause​

​

1861: Suffered from Pneumonia in the fall months​

Died: July 24, 1862

Time of Death: 2:00 AM

Place of Death: Lindenwald Estate, Kinderhook, New York

Cause of Death: Bronchial Asthma and Heart Failure

Age at time of Death: 79 years old

Burial Place: Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York